Screen Babble

Screen Babble

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Screen Babble episodes

  • Screen Babble - Wes Anderson, The Bear, Hijack and Five by Five
    This week Katie leads the team into this week's TV - with a surprising theme. We chat about The Bear, Wes Anderson's back catalog ahead of the release of Android City and There She Goes. In the 'deep dive' real-time thriller Hijack starring Idris Elba. In 'back to the future' Steven tells us all about another Idris Elba appearance in 2017's Five by Five. There's some good back pocket recommendations on today's show so check it out.

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    25 min
  • Weekend Watch - Hijack, Not Going Out, The Good Fight Club and The Perfect Match

    Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Not going out (Friday 23rd, BBC1), The Perfect Match (Saturday 24th, Netflix), The Good Fight Club (Saturday 24th, Sky Documentaries), Boris, The Lord and The Russian Spy (Tuesday 27th, Channel 4) and Hijack (Wednesday 28th, Apple TV+).


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    4 min
  • Secret Invasion, Boston Legal, Supernova and The Great Train Robbery
    This week the team is diligently trying to stay up with TV despite the continuing good weather. On what we've been watching we chat about Supernova, Boston Legal and Britain's Got Talent. In the 'deep dive' Alex tells us about new Marvel superhero series Secret Invasion. In 'back to the future' Steven tells us all about 2013 true crime drama The Great Train Robbery. There's some good back pocket recommendations on today's show so check it out.

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    26 min
  • Weekend Watch - Outlander, The Grand Tour: Eurocrash, Queen of Oz and Litvinenko
    Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about Outlander Season 7 (Friday 16th, Amazon Prime), Queen of Oz (Friday 16th, BBC1), The Grand Tour: Eurocrash (Friday 16th, Amazon Prime), Tudum (Saturday 17th, Netflix), Litvinenko (Tuesday 20th, ITV1) and Doctor Death (Tuesday 20th, Channel 4).

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    4 min
  • Best Interests, Black Mirror, Star Trek, Avatar 2 and The Wire

    We are still watching TV despite the temperatures! This week we chat about Best Interests, Star Trek, The Gallows Pole and Avatar 2 in our what we've been watching section. Then Alex tells us all about the new series of Black Mirror which is coming to Netflix; a departure from previous series in his opinion - in a good way.


    In 'back to the future' Steven talks to us about The Wire and it's not all positive.


    Thanks for listening!

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    28 min
  • Weekend Watch - Soccer Aid, The Full Monty, Rick and Morty and Sarah Beeny vs Cancer
    Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Playing Card Killer (Friday 9th June, Netflix) Soccer Aid (Sunday 11th June, ITV1), Best Interests (Monday 12th June, BBC1), Sarah Beeney vs Cancer (Monday 12th, Channel 4), Rick and Morty (Monday 12th, Netflix) and The Full Monty (Wednesday 14th June, Apple TV+).

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    4 min
  • The Idol, The Full Monty, The Crowded Room and Drop the Dead Donkey

    Steven returns this week and the dream telly team are reunited. First up we spend way too long talking about The Idol which it is fair to say, is getting slated in the reviews at the moment. Then Steven tells us about the premiere of the new Full Monty series he went along to this week in Sheffield.


    On the 'deep dive' Alex talks to us about The Crowded Room and let's just say he doesn't hold back on his review of Tom Holland's performance.


    Finally, Steven takes us 'back to the future' in fact, to the 90s and British sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey.


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    26 min
  • Weekend Watch - Love Island, Britain's Got Talent, Manifest and The Idol

    Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday we will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week Alex Moreland, TV Critic at National World tells us about Manifest (Friday 2nd June, Netflix), Gods of Tennis (Sunday 4th, BBC1), Britain's Got Talent Final (Sunday 4th, ITV), For her Sins (Monday 5th, Channel 5), Love Island (Monday 5th, ITV2) and The Idol (Monday, Sky Atlantic).


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    3 min
  • Succession, The Gallows Pole and Brideshead Revisited

    Our focus is firmly on the biggest TV event yet this year with the finale of Succession taking place earlier this week. Superfan Katie joins host Kelly and resident TV critic Alex to dissect this monumental piece of TV. On the deep dives his week Alex tells us about Shane Meadow's new series The Gallows Pole. Katie takes us back to the future, with what we believe is the oldest item to have been discussed on this slot yet, Brideshead Revisited.


    Thanks for listening.

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    25 min
  • Weekend Watch - Fast 9, Black and Gold, The Kardashians and The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist
    Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for NationalWorld will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days. This week he tells us about The Kardashians (Thursday 25th, Disney+), Black and Gold (Friday 26th, Netflix), Fast 9 (Saturday 27th, Netflix), The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist (Saturday 27th, Netflix), 60 Days on the Estates (Sunday 28th, Channel 4) and Spring Watch (Monday 29th, BBC2).

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    4 min

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