This week’s guest is the king of the TV conspiracy thriller Jed Mercurio – the brains behind Line of Duty, Bodyguard and most recently, Bloodlands starring James Nesbitt. In this episode, Jed tells Kelly-Anne Taylor about the TV he watched as a young boy growing up in a working-class family in 1970s Staffordshire, why he felt more comfortable flying a plane for the RAF than writing his first script and how his years as a junior doctor gave him his big TV break.
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View From My Sofa with Jed Mercurio

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

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SHOW NOTES:

TV:
Beyond Paradise Finale, BBC1
Walter Presents: Morten, Channel 4.com
Britains Got Talent, ITV1
BBCTWO turns 60!, BBCTWO

RADIO:
Romesh Ranganathan, BBC Radio Two

FILM:
Dune Part 2, multiple streaming services to buy/rent

THE ARCHIVE:
Borgen, Netflix
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Smart TV: BBC Two Turns 60 and Britains Got Talent Returns

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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You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or via email (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. 

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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View From My Sofa with Jed Mercurio

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