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The BBC and the controversy at Glastonbury, the return of Blind Date on Disney, and the surprising part Wayne Rooney played in the story of HIGNFY.
Season 2 Episode 1
This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the Glastonbury controversy that the BBC has found itself embroiled in, and Peter offers some eye-witness reporting from on the ground at the festival. We talk Disn…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The challenges ahead for Kate Phillips as the BBC’s new content chief, the parlous state of the TV freelance landscape, and Peter Fincham: "Oxbridge-y c**t”.
Season 1 Episode 12
This week, as Kate Phillips is confirmed as the new BBC Chief Content Officer, Peter and Jimmy unpack the big issues piling up in her inbox. As the commissioning downturn continues to bite, we discus…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Royal Special: TV and the monarchy
Season 1 Episode 11
This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the complex (and occasionally combustible) relationship between television and the royals. They unpack how the Faustian deal works, and what happens when it goes wr…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Attenborough and the alchemy of on screen talent, Netflix’s push into the world of unscripted, and why we keeping sending comedians to do travelogues?
Season 1 Episode 10
This week, as Sir David Attenborough’s new doc arrives on the small screen, Peter and Jimmy discuss the lightning-in-a-bottle that is on screen talent, and explore the peculiarly British appetite for…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
The future of soaps in the era of streaming, the joys of SXSW London, and the murky world of BBC nations and regions commissioning.
Season 1 Episode 9
This week, as the BBC invites indies to pitch for Casualty (made, and soon to be set, in Wales), we unpack the controversy around the nations and regions tender process, and the ways in which produce…
Published on 3 months ago
Channel 4’s controversial plans for in-house production, word clouds with Ant and Dec, and the comedy of Ken Dodd’s tax affairs.
Season 1 Episode 8
This week, Jimmy and Peter ask what Channel 4’s plans to push into in-house production could mean for the UK indie sector. They discuss the BBC’s latest report into the state of British comedy (and w…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Special Episode: Remembering Alan Yentob
Season 1
With the sad news of the death of Alan Yentob, Peter and Jimmy take the opportunity to remember their old and much-loved friend, to celebrate his life and work, and to pay tribute to the huge impact …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Gary Lineker’s departure from the BBC, the shakeup at ITV Daytime, and Peter does a turn (and gets us a plug) on the Today Programme.
Season 1 Episode 7
This week, Peter and Jimmy unpack the end of Gary Lineker’s time at the BBC, and ask whether the corporation has a more wide-ranging problem when it comes to managing big talent. And we talk the late…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Dispatches from the BAFTAs, controversy at Question Time, and a podcast sponsorship deal in the offing?
Season 1 Episode 6
This week, Jimmy brings us an eyewitness report from the front line at the BAFTAs, and we talk weird categories, surprising winners, and what this year’s awards tell us about the state of the British…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Father Ted musical, Trump’s baffling film tariffs, and the Downton video game spin off that never was.
Season 1 Episode 5
This week, Jimmy talks candidly about the Father Ted musical, its difficult and sometimes painful evolution, and where the project is up to now. We ask what Trump’s film tariffs might mean for the Br…
Published on 4 months ago