Screen Babble

This week Benji get's us off the ground with his Jodie Foster appreciation club - he's been catching up on some of her past appearances in advance of True Detective Series 4 coming to our screens this week. He enjoyed Silence of the Lambs best and found Hannibal more endearing than some of those involved in the post office scandal - he's also been re-watching Mr Bates Vs. The Post Office.

Steven has been to the ceinma this week to see The Boy and The Heron and well, he was never one for anime in the first place but let's just say it didn't go well...hear why on the podcast.

Kelly is continuing with The Traitors which she describes as good 'screen at the telly' telly.

On the deep dive his week Benji takes us through True Detective series 4 having just watched the first 4 episodes. We believe we're in for a good one here.

Steven rounds off the show with a review of 'See' starring Jason Momoa on Apple TV - as well as a mini-critique of Apple as a streaming platform.

Enjoy listening!

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Steven kicks us off this week with his review of The Beekeeper, Jason Statham's new action flick, which is better than you might think. Benji has been binging on Yorgos Lanthimos films in advance of the Oscars as Poor Things shapes up as a winner. He tells us all about Poor Things which did pretty well at the Golden Globes this week too - which Benji tackles on this week's 'back to the future'.

Kelly has started many new shows this week and is enjoying (although with some guilt) The Traitors and Mr Bates Vs The Post Office.

Steven tells us all about new Disney+ arrival The Artful Dodger - a sequel to Oliver Twist set in Australia no less.

Thanks for listening.

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We're back for the first show of 2024. We've been watching lots of random TV over Christmas from traditional classic films to modern Christmas wannabes - to mixed reception. Steven tells us about Ghosts which has just finished, Kelly watched Fiddler on the Roof amongst things and Benji brings us up to speed on the controversial Saltburn.

On the 'deep dive' Steven has been watching the new series of Waterloo Road which, whilst not his usual cup of tea, he is enjoying very much.

Benji takes us 'back to the future' with a review of Cheers, one of the original big hitter of sitcoms, spawner of spin-offs and achiever of one of the biggest TV viewing audiences ever in the US.

A Happy New Year to all our listeners!

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On this special episode of Screen Babble we're looking forward to 2024. Kelly and Steven are giving you the heads up on what to watch out for in the new year. Two series which are due to air in January that they discuss are the Band of Brothers companion series Masters of Air and the returning Trigger Point starring Vicky McClure. Other highlights include Bridgerton, House of the Dragon, The Boys and The Gentlemen.

Thanks for jointing us in 2024 - happy new year to all our listeners!

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It's a special episode this week, we're looking back at our highlights of 2023. Some you will be able to guess, others maybe less so. We chat about what made them great and any hopes for the future that lie with these programmes. Chat will reference Succession, The Bear, Loki and more.

Thanks to our listeners, we wish you a very merry and peaceful Christmas for 2023.

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Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Reacher (Fri 15th, Amazon Prime Video), Christmas in the Cotswolds (Fri 15th, Channel 5), Godzilla Minus One (Fri 15th, cinemas), Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Fri 15th, cinemas), Archer (Fri 15th, Netflix), Strictly Grand Final (Sat 16th, BBC1) and The Royal Variety Performance 2023 (Sun 17th, ITV1).

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Steven's been living in an internet blackout but has still managed to watch some atypical Christmas movies. He gives us the low down on Silent Night (coming to Sky soon) and Black Christmas (Amazon Prime or Apple TV), think revenge and slasher type films...

Kelly has been watching...a lot. She tells us more about scandi-crime drama A Nearly Normal Family(Netflix) and end-of-the-world type action drama Leave the World Behind which has just dropped on Netflix too.

On the 'deep dive' this week Kelly brings us up to speed with Vigil, the BBC drama which has just returned for series 2 and stars Suranne Jones.

Steven reviews Wonderland on 'back to the future' which he says is one of the funniest things he's watched for years - high praise indeed.

Thanks for listening.

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Yay! It's here, the Screen Babble Christmas TV and streaming preview. Kelly, Benji and Steven will take you through the best of film and TV that will be coming to the small and big screens in the coming weeks.

First up Steven talks films including, The Heist Before Christmas (Sky Max, date tbc), It's a Wonderful Knife (Amazon Prime) and one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year, Wonka (cinemas from 8 December).

Kelly gives us the low down on kids TV including the annual return of the Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler book based animation. This year Tabby McTat will grace our screens, much to the delight of many kids and adults around the country.

CBeebies panto also returns with all your favourite CBeebies presenters and characters. This year the gang takes on Robin Hood - always a fun watch for the whole family. Both BBC productions have not yet had their broadcast dates announced but will air in and around Christmas. The team will update you on Weekend Watch once dates are confirmed.

Another great family watch this year is Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget which is coming to Netflix on December 15.

Benji takes on the big guns and tells us about this year's Christmas specials. Call the Midwife returns as ever as well as a new addition for this year - the Brassic Christmas Special. Benji tells us all about these two very different programmes as well as the Dr Who Christmas Special which is also hotly anticipated when we may or may not see the Dr transform into his new guise.

Finally, Kelly takes us through a Chrismtas institution - the soaps and the big story lines they run over the Christmas period and in particular on Christmas day.

There is plenty of food for thought for you viewing pleasure this festive season - so get the planner out now!

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