Screen Babble

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First up this week Steven takes us back to the early 2000s and The Smoking Room which only ran for two series. Benji has finally got around to watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and is loving it. Kelly has begrudgingly (along with Benji) continued with I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Herer and tells us about a major Irish TV event she enjoyed with her kids this weekend.

On this week's 'deep dive' Steven tells us about the new Sky Nature documentary Whale, which is all about...yea. you guessed it, Whales!

Benji, brings forth an oldie but goodie in the form of Mr Show on 'back to the future' this week. There's some big comedic actors and writers involved in this one and definitely worth a shot.

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Benji has been glued to 'Forged in Fire' a History channel programme that is quite niche - think sword-makers competing to make the best sword - I told you it was niche.

Meanwhile Steven has been spending his viewing time very wisely and checking out some films he'd not see before. The classic war time film that is The Dirty Dozen and from a more recent era Blade Runner 2049 - hear all about what he thinks of them on the podcast.

Kelly accidentally watched Boat Story this weekend and really enjoyed it despite the gore - find out why.

On The Deep Dive this week Benji tells us all about the new series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, with quite a bit of controversy already taking place around the presence of Nigel Farage and Jamie Lynn Spears - both of whom are proving controversial camp mates.

Finally, Steven takes us back to the future to talk about Squid Game as the spin-off game show lands on Netflix.

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Today we are 1 - 52 episodes of all killer and no filler content! We hope you've been enjoying Screen Babble and will stay with us into our toddler-hood! 

As always we start this week with what we've been watching, Steven has been overdoing it with the 90s media/news satire with Brass Eye and The Day Today which saw the first outing of Alan Partridge. 

Benji has been rewatching a lot of old Godzilla movies in anticipation of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters about to land on Apple TV+.

Kelly never did quite get over her Big Brother interest and reports it picked up i recent weeks - the final is this Friday for those who celebrate.

On the 'deep dive' this week Steven talks us through The Crown, the first four episodes of the sixth and final series drop today on Netflix.

Benji takes us 'back to the future' with Toxic Crusaders, a one season wonder from the 90s which was part of the cartoons for grown-ups trend and spawned many a career in writing and acting.

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In fabulous news this week we can announce our new co-host - Benjamin Jackson. And although he has big boots to fill (we miss you Alex) we are delighted to have Benji on board and we know you enjoy his take on TV and film too.

First up this week Steven tells us about not one, not two but three films he went to see in the cinema this week. He tells us all about Martin Scorcese's new flick 'Killers of the Flower Moon', which is 3 and a half hours long! Steven has mixed feelings about it, hear why on the podcast. He talks to us about Michael Fassbender's new 'revenge' film 'Killer' and borderline thriller 'The Royal Hotel' about two female backpackers who get stranded in a male-dominated, pretty hostile environment in the Australian outback.

Benji has been catching up on 'What we do in the Shadows' which he recommends big time. This is the TV series rather than the film (although he loves both). Matt Berry gets a special mention for his wonderful mispronunciations throughout.

Kelly just finished The Bear Season 1 and absolutely loved the season finale, she's started season 2 already. She also finished Boiling Point and really enjoyed that too despite the constant state of anxiety it induces when you're watching it.

On this week's 'deep dive' Steven tells us about the new reality game show '007: Road to a million' which sees Brian Cox star as a shady quiz master ushering contestants around Europe in search of answers to clues he gives them - Challenge Anneka meets Survivor meets The Traitors - or something.

Finally, and we've been waiting for this moment for a long time, we talk about the legend that is The Sopranos. Now, we fully acknowledge we could make a whole podcast series of this groundbreaking TV series but we do our best to offer our appreciation up in our limited time. Benji tells us why he thinks it made such an impact and remains, to this day, one of the most influential TV programmes of all time.

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This week Steven has been rewatching some old Friends episodes following the passing of Matthew Perry. The team is sad to see him go for his work that impacted our lives but also for the way he helped other people in real life to deal with addiction issues. 

Steven has also been watching Time, as has Kelly, and they both have enjoyed it immensely. The second series of Jimmy McGovern's prison drama contains many a criticism of the system and poses some difficult questions. There are some stellar acting performances too, Bella Ramsey deserves particular mention for their excellent portrayal of a pregnant drug addict inmate Kelsey. You'll hear more of their thoughts on the podcast about whether the series might return too for a series three.

Simon Cutler joins the team today and he's been watching Cunk on Earth and Wheel of Time - two very different shows. Hear what Simon reckons of both.

Kelly also recommends the Amazon Prime documentary on women's rugby in England, No Woman, No Try, which looks at the challenges and progress within the sport.

On the 'deep dive' this week Steven's positive streak comes to a dismal end with his review of JFK: One Day in America - National Geographic's documentary to mark 60 years since the assasination.

Simon takes us 'back to the future' reviewing Garth Meranghi's Darkplace - a good one for the week that's in it and probably a lot less scary than much of what's on TV at the moment.

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