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Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Nihal Arthanayake with your weekly guide to the best (and worst) in new TV and streaming shows.
Reviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week's biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com
News, features, interviews and podcasts created by New Zealand Radio Training School students.
Bondi Badlands, a new podcast from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, investigates a series of murders and mysterious disappearances of gay men that happened on the southern headland at Sydney's Bondi Beach in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When a high profile TV newsreader and weatherman disappeared on the Bondi cliff tops on a frigid winter's night in July 1989, it received nationwide news coverage but such a shoddy police investigation that links would not be drawn to a series of oth ...
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354: The Great, Under the Banner of Heaven, Surface, The Newsreader
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Matt and Luke are joined by site contributor Sophie Davies to review the return of The Great on Channel 4. True-life thriller Under the Banner of Heaven. Surface on Apple TV+ and Australian drama The Newsreader on BBC Two.By Custard TV Podcast
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Help! We Bought a Village | The Newsreader | The Baby
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Nihal, Scott and Hayley react to the announcement that the UK will host Eurovision in 2023. Plus, reviews of The Newsreader on BBC Two, The Baby on Sky Atlantic and Channel 4’s Help! We Bought a Village.By BBC Radio 5 live
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The Sandman | Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me | The Resort
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Nihal, Scott and Hayley discuss The Sandman on Netflix, The Resort on Peacock and Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Surface | The Great S2 | The Most Hated Man on the Internet
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Nihal, Scott and Hayley chat about Surface on Apple TV, season 2 of The Great on Channel 4 and The Most Hated Man on the Internet on Netflix.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Exhibitionist | Witness Number 3 | Murder in Provence
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A special episode live from the set of Hollyoaks in Liverpool. Nihal, Scott and Hayley are joined by guest reviewers Harvey Virdi, who plays Dr Misbah Maalik, and Jayshree Patel, a seasoned script writer on the soap. They review Joe Lycett’s Summer Exhibitionist on BBC Two, Witness Number 3 on Channel 5, and Murder in Provence on ITV.…
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353: The Control Room, Better Things, The Thing About Pam, I Love That For You
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Matt and Luke are joined by site contributor Mo Walker to review the new BBC One drama The Control Room and The Thing About Pam and I Love That For You from Paramount Plus. Plus, Matt and Luke run through the notable EMMY Awards as well as celebrate the return of Pamela Adlon's Better Things on BBC2.…
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352: Black Bird, The Undeclared War, The Girl from Plainville, The Baby
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Matt is joined by site contributors Dawn Glenn and Will Barber-Taylor to review Black Bird on Apple TV+, The Undeclared War from Channel 4. Also, The Girl Plainville from StarzPlay as well as The Baby on Sky Atlantic.By Custard TV Podcast
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The Control Room | Loot | The Undeclared War
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As Kylie and Jason return to Neighbours before its final ever episode, Scott chats Nihal and Hayley through the Australian soap’s most surreal moments. Plus, reviews of The Control Room on BBC One, Loot on Apple TV+ and The Undeclared War on Channel 4.By BBC Radio 5 live
Luke joins Matt to look back at the first 7 months of 2022. They discuss the third season of Barry, As We See It, The Responder and more.By Custard TV Podcast
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#350: Only Murders in the Building, SuperPumped, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Loot & Man Vs Bee.
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Matt is joined by site contributors Sarah Kennedy and Sophie Davies to review the return of Only Murders in The Building on Disney+. As Paramount Plus launches they look at new dramas SuperPumped and The Man Who Fell to Earth. New Maya Rudolph comedy Loot on AppleTV+ as well as comedy Man Vs Bee on Netflix.…
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The Custard TV Podcast #349: Suspect, The Lazarus Project and Blocco 181
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Matt and Sarah are joined by Si Hampton of the Coastal News Podcast to review new Channel 4 Crime Drama Suspect, sci-fi thriller The Lazarus Project on Sky Max, Sky Atlantic's Italian drama Blocco 181 and latest Netflix comedy God's Favourite Idiot.By Custard TV Podcast
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Glastonbury: 50 years and Counting | Man vs. Bee | This is MY House S2
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Scott’s roundup of all the best Glastonbury coverage. Plus, reviews of Glastonbury: 50 years and counting and This is MY House S2 on BBC iPlayer and Man vs. Bee on Netflix.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#348: Sherwood, My Name is Leon, Avoidance, Abbott Elementary
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Matt is joined by Gary Redrup and site contributor Dawn Glen to review BBC One drama Sherwood, Single drama My Name is Leon. US comedy Abbott Elementary which is available on Disney+ and new BBC One comedy Avoidance from Romesh Ranganathan.By Custard TV Podcast
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Sherwood (with James Graham) | The Lazarus Project | The Real Derry | We Own This City
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Writer James Graham joins to chat about Sherwood on BBC One. Scott and Hayley review Sky dramas The Lazarus Project and We Own This City. Plus, The Real Derry on Channel 4 hosted by Jamie-Lee O’Donnell from Derry Girls.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#347: We Own This City, Borgen: Power & Glory, Everything I Know About Love, Girls5eva
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Matt is joined by site Editor Luke and contributor Sarah Kennedy to review David Simon's return to Baltimore for We Own This City on HBO and Sky Atlantic. The Danish political drama Borgen returns for an anticipated fourth season on Netflix. Dolly Alderton's memoir Everything I Know About Love comes to BBC1, BBC Three and Girls5eva quietly returns …
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Everything I Know About Love | The Midwich Cuckoos | The Outlaws series 2
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Reviews of Everything I Know About Love, The Midwich Cuckoos, and The Outlaws series 2By BBC Radio 5 live
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#346: Stranger Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pistol and The Midwich Cuckoos
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Matt is joined by our old podcast pal Gary and site fan Suky Khakh to review the long-awaited return of Stranger Things on Netflix. Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ as well as the Danny Boyle directed Sex Pistols biopic Pistol on Disney+ and finally Sky's The Midwhich Cuckooks.By Custard TV Podcast
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Obi-Wan Kenobi | Stranger Things S4 | Five Dates a Week
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Reviews of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the latest Stranger Things and Five Dates a Week.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#345: Now & Then, Life & Beth, Spreadsheet and Big Boys
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Matt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Dawn Glenn to review Now and Then from Apple TV+, Life and Beth on Disney+ and Channel 4 comedies Spreadsheet and Big Boys. They also bid a fond farewell to Derry Girls.By Custard TV Podcast
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Big Boys (with Dylan Llewellyn & Jack Rooke) | Prehistoric Planet | PRU | Spreadsheet
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Dylan Llewellyn & Jack Rooke chat about Channel 4 comedy Big Boys. Plus, reviews of Prehistoric Planet narrated by Sir David Attenborough on Apple TV +, PRU on BBC Three and Spreadsheet on Channel 4.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#344: Conversations with Friends, The Time Traveller's Wife, Floodlights, The Essex Serpent
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Matt is joined by site contributors to review Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends from BBC Three and HULU. HBO's The Time Traveller's Wife on Sky Atlantic. The Essex Serpent from Apple TV+ and single drama Floodlights on BBC Two.By Custard TV Podcast
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Conversations with Friends | Floodlights | The Essex Serpent | The Terror: Infamy
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Reviews of BBC shows Conversations with Friends, Floodlights and The Terror: Infamy. Plus Apple TV’s The Essex Serpent.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#343: The Staircase, Clark, The Pentaverate, BAFTA Predictions
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Matt and Luke are joined by site contributor Dawn Glenn to review The Staircase from HBO Max and Sky Atlantic, The Pentaverate and Clark on Netflix. On the eve of the BAFTA TV Awards, they offer their predictions for winners.By Custard TV Podcast
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BAFTA TV Awards | The Essex Serpent (with Michael Jibson) | Our Father |Here We Go | Eurovision
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Moments from the TV BAFTA Awards. Michael Jibson joins the team to talk about new Apple TV+ series The Essex Serpent. Reviews of Our Father on Netflix and Here We Go on BBC iPlayer. Plus a Eurovision preview.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#342: Barry, Shining Girls, Ten Percent, Here We Go
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Luke returns to the podcast to join Matt and site contributor Sophie Davies to review the return of Barry on Sky Comedy. Amazon's UK remake of Call my Agent Ten Percent, Shining Girls on Apple TV+ and new BBC One comedy Here We Go.By Custard TV Podcast
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BAFTA TV Awards | DI Ray | Shining Girls | The Staircase
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The team review Shining Girls on Apple TV +, The Staircase on Sky Atlantic and DI Ray on ITV.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#341: Russian Doll, Inside No.9, Chivalry, The Sex Lives of College Girls
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Matt is joined by site contributors Sophie Davies and Mo Walker to review the return of Russian Doll on Netflix. The return of Inside No.9 on BBC Two. New comedy from Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani titled Chivalry on Channel 4 and HBO Max comedy The Sex Lives of College Girls arrives on ITV2.By Custard TV Podcast
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Noughts & Crosses S2 (with Masali Baduza) | Heartstopper | Chivalry | Ten Percent
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Star of Noughts & Crosses, Masali Baduza joins to chat about series 2. Plus, reviews of Heartstopper on Netflix, Chivalry on Channel 4 and Ten Percent on Amazon.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Custard TV Podcast #340: The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, Anatomy of a Scandal, Roar and Romeo and Duet
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On this week's podcast; Matt, Sarah and Gary celebrate someone's big birthday before reviewing ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe; Netflix's Anatomy of a Scandal, Apple TV's Roar and new Saturday night entertainment format Romeo and Duet. Apologies for the delay in this week's upload which is due to unavoidable circumstances.…
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The Rising (with Matthew McNulty) | The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe | Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? | Hullraisers
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Matthew McNulty joins the team to chat about The Rising on Sky Max. Plus, reviews of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe on ITV, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? on BritBox and Channel 4’s Hullraisers.By BBC Radio 5 live
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# 339: Julia, Derry Girls, Hullraisers, Single Drunk Female and Freeze the Fear with Wim Hoff.
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Matt is joined by site contributors Sophie Davies and Dawn Glenn to review Julia on HBO and Sky Atlantic, the welcome return of Derry Girls on Channel 4, new comedy Hullraisers on Channel 4, Single Drunk Female on Disney+ the BBC's latest entertainment format, Freeze The Fear with Wim Hoff on BBC One.…
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Gentleman Jack S2 (with Gemma Whelan) | Derry Girls S3 | Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof | Anatomy of a Scandal
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The team are joined by Gentleman Jack and Game of Thrones star Gemma Whelan. Plus, reviews of Derry Girls S3 on Channel 4, Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof on BBC One and Anatomy of a Scandal on Netflix.By BBC Radio 5 live
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# 338: Slow Horses, Hacks, Gordon's Future Food Stars and Deadline
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Matt and Sarah are joined by Gary who makes his triumphant return to review Slow Horses on Apple TV+, Hacks on Prime Video, Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars on BBC One and the latest Channel 5 drama Deadline.By Custard TV Podcast
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Coming Soon - Liar, Liar: Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions
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Since late 2020, the case of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick has captivated the country. A seemingly successful businesswoman from Sydney's eastern suburbs went missing after authorities raided her Dover Heights home amid questions over an unlicensed financial planning business. Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont wou…
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Moon Knight (with Oscar Isaac & May Calamawy) | House of Maxwell | The Last Bus | Deadline
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Hayley speaks to Oscar Isaac & May Calamawy about Disney’s Moon Knight. Plus reviews of House of Maxwell on BBC Two, The Last Bus on Netflix and Deadline on Channel 5.By BBC Radio 5 live
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All Star Musicals (with Alex Beresford) | The Split S3 (with Nicola Walker) | Peacemaker | Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars
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GMB Weather Presenter Alex Beresford on All Star Musicals and Nicola Walker about The Split S3 on BBC One. Plus, reviews of Peacemaker, Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars and Slow Horses on Apple TV +.By BBC Radio 5 live
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# 337: Peacemaker, Winning Time, Pachinko and Newark Newark
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Matt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Nick Bartlett to talk about Sky’s Peacemaker and Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker Dynasty as well as epic Apple TV+ drama Pachinko and GOLD comedy Newark Newark.By Custard TV Podcast
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# 336: Then Barbara Met Alan, WeCrashed, Cry Wolf, Bad Vegan
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Matt is joined by new podcast contributor Simon Hampton and site editor Luke to review BBC Two's disability campaigning drama Then Barbara Met Alan. Apple TV+'s WeWork drama WeCrashed. Danish drama Cry Wolf from Walter Presents and Netflix documentary series Bad Vegan.By Custard TV Podcast
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Then Barbara Met Alan (with Ruth Madeley) | Bridgerton S2 | Love in the Flesh | Bad Vegan
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Star of Then Barbara Met Alan on BBC Two, Ruth Madeley Zooms in. Plus, reviews of Bridgerton season 2 on Netflix, Love in the Flesh on BBC Three, Bad Vegan on Netflix.By BBC Radio 5 live
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Bridge of Lies (with Ross Kemp) | Holding | WeCrashed | Top Boy S2
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Ross Kemp joins the team to chat about his new BBC One gameshow, Bridge of Lies. Plus, reviews of Holding on ITV, WeCrashed on Apple TV and season 2 of Top Boy on Netflix.By BBC Radio 5 live
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# 335: Holding, The Ipcress File, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, How I Met Your Father
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Matt is joined by site contributors Michael Lee and Dawn Glenn to cover ITV's Holding and The Ipcress File. They look at the first two episodes of Apple TV+'s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and How I Met Your Father which is available in the UK on Disney+By Custard TV Podcast
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#334: Our House, The Dropout, Pieces of Her, Somebody Somewhere
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The trio of TV obsessives return to review another set of new shows. Site Editor Luke joins co-Editor Matt and site contributor Sarah to review ITV's latest thriller Our House. Explore the true-life story of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout on Disney+. Look into Netflix's new twisty thriller Pieces of Her and the brilliant comedy-drama Somebody Some…
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The Ipcress File | The Dropout | The Witchfinder
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Nihal, Scott and Hayley discuss the best shows to watch to understand the situation in Ukraine. Plus, reviews of The Ipcress File on ITV, The Dropout on Disney + and The Witchfinder on BBC iPlayer.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#333: Killing Eve, The Holiday, Starstruck, Mood
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Matt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Dawn Glenn to review the returns of Killing Eve and Starstruck. Along with new drama The Holiday, and BBC Three's Mood.By Custard TV Podcast
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Mood (with Nicôle Lecky) | Peaky Blinders | Vikings Valhalla | Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
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Nicôle Lecky talks to the team about her BBC Three on-screen adaptation of her stage play, Mood. Plus Hayley and Scott review the sixth season of Peaky Blinders, Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla and CNN's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#332:Inventing Anna, Severance, The Marvellous Mrs Maisel and ITV's Starstruck
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Matt is joined by site contributors Erin and first-timer Megan to review Inventing Anna on Netflix. Apple TV+'s genre-bending drama Severance and ITV's new shiny floor show for Saturday night Starstruck. He also welcomes back site contributor Mo Walker to discuss the return of Amazon's The Marvellous Mrs Masiel.…
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The Holiday (with Jill Halfpenny) | Inventing Anna | Severance
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Jill Halfpenny talks to the team about her Channel 5 drama The Holiday. Plus Hayley and Scott review Inventing Anna on Netflix, and Apple TV thriller Severance.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#331: Louis Theroux's Forbidden America, Reacher, The Fear Index, Bel Air.
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Matt is joined by Sarah Kennedy and guest contributor Suki Khakh to review the first episode of Louis Theroux's Forbidden America entitled 'Angry & Online'. The first episode of 'Reacher' on Amazon Prime Video. Sky's The Fear Index and Peacock's Bel Air.By Custard TV Podcast
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Bel Air (with Jimmy Akingbola) | The Fear Index | Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America | This Is Going to Hurt
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Jimmy Akingbola chats to the team about Bel Air and Hayley speaks to Josh Hartnett and Leila Farzad about The Fear Index – both shows are available on Sky and NOW. Plus, reviews of This Is Going to Hurt on BBC One and Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America on BBC Two.By BBC Radio 5 live
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#330: This is Going to Hurt, Pam & Tommy, No Return, The Curse, Suspicion, Chole
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In a podcast first (we think) Luke, Matt and Sarah review six new shows. This is Going to Hurt on BBC One, Pam & Tommy on Disney+ & Hulu, No Return on ITV, Suspicion on Apple TV+, Chole on BBC One and comedy The Curse on Channel 4.By Custard TV Podcast
