It's Friday! with Jim White

Why have some TV shows adapted to lockdown gracefully (like Emmerdale), and then others turned into slow-motion car crashes (like Have I Got News For You?). Jim White, Brian Viner and Claudia Connell navigate the strange new landscape of television to pick out the winners and the sinners of post-coronavirus TV. Plus, KT Tunstall on how lockdown has made her feel much closer to her fans (thanks to daily Zoom discos).

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From the grim (but inspiring) Chernobyl to THAT proposal on Gavin and Stacey, this week's BAFTA nominations showcase a great year in telly. But have they got it right? Jim White, Brian Viner and Claudia Connell chew over this year's nominations (and the ones that got away). Plus, author Peter May on 'Lockdown', a novel about a fictional pandemic which publishers rejected for being too implausible - but which seems all too real now.

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As a new poll wrongly suggests that Thanos from the Avengers is the best screen villain of all time, Jim White and guests dig deep to find some truly chilling screen baddies, from James Bond's Goldfinger to the icy Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Plus, Vera Lynn's daughter Virginia on how her mother became the oldest-ever artist with a top 40 album (at a sprightly 103).

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His eyes are orange, his tongue is black... and he's been translated into more languages than the Harry Potter books. Jim White meets Axel Scheffler, the artist who drew The Gruffalo (and finds out why his original vision of the hirsute beast was rejected). Plus, from Partridge to Porridge's Fletcher... which is the funniest British comic character of all time?

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Eurovision’s been cancelled, but the international festival of pop cheese lives on online, and Jim White and guests Adrian Thrills and Claudia Connell are reliving some of the best (and most awful) moments - plus Father Ted’s timeless ‘My Lovely Horse’. Plus, Jim White talks to author Ann Cleeves on when her detective Vera Stanhope will be returning to ITV - and why she thinks Brenda Blethyn is too good-looking for the role.

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It’s VE Day so Jim White, Brian Viner and Claudia Connell have the (metaphorical) bunting out and are digging in to a feast of World War 2 entertainment on our screens this weekend, from The Longest Day to ‘Allo ‘Allo. Jim White speaks to War of the Worlds composer Jeff Wayne on his plans for a new stadium tour next year… and why we’re all still afraid of Martians.

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With no sign of a release date for lockdown Britain, Jim White, Adrian Thrills, Brian Viner and Claudia Connell are hunting for the best ways to enjoy entertainment together, from lockdown festivals to film-watching parties (and Brian recounts a memorable evening watching films with Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion). Plus, Ruby Wax on the moment she burst out laughing at Donald Trump.

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With no end in sight to Britain's lockdown, Jim White, Claudia Connell and Brian Viner turn to classic TV shows given a new lease of life on streaming services, and hunt down the perfect lockdown comfort viewing. Plus, comedian and author Viv Groskop on the secret of making people listen to you (even on Zoom).

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We're nearing a month in lockdown, and Jim White, Claudia Connell and Adrian Thrills are marking off time in their domestic prisons by rating celebrities offering lockdown entertainment, from the inspiring... to the excruciating. Plus, author and TV star Janet Ellis on the advice she gave daughter Sophie Ellis Bextor when she became famous.

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Jim White and guests Adrial Thrills, Brian Viner and Claudia Connell are banishing lockdown boredom by enjoying DIY entertainment, from virtual pub quizzes to a family that belt out Les Mis together. Jim interviews thriller maestro David Baldacci about why characters like FBI consultant Amos Decker are like his children. Plus, some very unusual answerphone messages from Brian Viner.

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