Kelly-Anne Taylor and David Butcher gather around the Christmas tree to discuss their TV highlights for the holidays. They run through some classy dramas, heart-warming comedies and a festive helping of David Attenborough. Plus, as always, they pick one show you can safely avoid.

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Smart TV Episode 38 - Christmas Crackers

The Radio Times Podcast invites celebrity guests to talk all things telly. Each week, a star from the screen sits down on the Radio Times sofa with host, Kelly-Anne Taylor, to talk about the TV that has marked their lives whilst delving into their career on screen. 
For TV previews catch Smart TV, out every Friday, where Kelly-Anne Taylor and Caroline Frost serve up short, sharp recommendations of what to watch this week on the box. 
Also, why not scroll back to find our early episodes of the Radio Times Podcast hosted by Jane Garvey and Rhianna Dhillon including episodes featuring exclusive interviews with the likes of Jodie Comer, Stephen Graham, Julie Walters and Gillian Anderson.

TV & Film

TV Reviews

For this special episode of the Radio Times Podcast, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the conservationists Chris Packham and Megan Mccubbin. Packham was born in Southampton in 1961 and spent much of his childhood exploring the nature he found at his doorstep. As a teenager with autism, he was picked on at school – his solace was the outside world. After studying Zoology at the University of Southampton, Packham found himself in the world of television and film, taking still photographs – but it was his audition for The Really Wild Show which kickstarted his career. Today, he is recognised as one of Britain’s most prominent wildlife TV presenters. He joins the podcast, alongside his step-daughter the conservationist and TV presenter, Megan McCubbin. In this episode, we discuss the perils of activism, the everyday changes everyone can make to fight climate change – and, the beauty of watching telly together.
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SPECIAL EPISODE - Chris Packham and Megan Mccubbin take over for Earth Day!

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SHOW NOTES:

TV:
Feud: Capote vs The Swans, Disney+
Changing Ends, ITV1
Blue Lights, BBC ONE
Stacey Solomon’s Renovation Rescue, C4

FILM:
Back to Black, Cinemas
Anatomy of a Fall, Prime Video

THE ARCHIVE:
Hollywood, Netflix
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Smart TV: Amy Winehouse Film and Blue Lights Returns

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SHOW NOTES: 
ABBA Night, BBC2
Eurovision Night, BBC4 
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard, BBC2
Race Across the World, BBC1
The Kominsky Method, Netflix
Franklin, AppleTV+ 

Film of the Week: Molly’s Game, BBC
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Smart TV: Joyful TV and Mary Beard’s new Roman Emperor documentary

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SHOW NOTES: 

TV 
This Town, BBC1
Ripley, Netflix 
Pilgrimage, BBC
A Small Light, Disney+ 

FILM 
Easy A, BBC3

FROM THE ARCHIVE 
Peaky Blinders, Netflix 
Sherlock, BBC iPlayer 
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Smart TV: The Scoop, Easy A and Andrew Scott’s drama

For the season finale of the podcast, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by Adam Buxton. The actor, comedian and podcaster attended Westminster School – where he befriended future-documentary-maker Louis Theroux, and Joe Cornish, who he would later star alongside in Channel 4’s The Adam and Joe Show. His podcast, The Adam Buxton Podcast, has been a hit – featuring conversations with everyone from Zadie Smith to Robbie Williams to Paul McCartney. In this episode, Buxton discusses the sacrifices his parents made to send him to public school, how he felt when Louis Theroux decided to launch a podcast and which interviews have been his best… and worst.
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Smart TV Episode 38 - Christmas Crackers

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