David Tennant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, A Very British Scandal, Don’t Look Up, Encanto and so much more!

The Radio Times Podcast is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This week hosted by TV expert Rhianna Dhillon and David Butcher (standing in for Jane Garvey for this episode). This episode: In this Christmas bumper episode, Rhianna talks to guests David Tennant about his new BBC series ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ AND the creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda about his new film Encanto. Reviews from David Butcher, who’s standing in for Jane, include; BBC drama ‘A Very British Scandal’, Netflix film ‘Don’t Look Up’ and Sky’s ‘Amazing Mr Blundon’. Rhianna and David also discuss their top three shows of 2021. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows:  A Very British Scandal  BBC1, on three consecutive nights, starting on Boxing Day at 9pm (and all episodes available on iPlayer after the first episode has gone out) Don’t Look Up In selected cinemas now, then on Netflix from Christmas Eve Encanto In cinemas now, then available on Disney+ from Christmas Eve Amazing Mr Blundon Sky Max, on Christmas Eve at 7pm Around The World in 80 Days  BBC1, starting with a double episode on Boxing Day at 5.50pm and 6.40pm We’d love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We’ve all been there – sat in front of the television, flicking through channels, getting increasingly frustrated – there’s so much on, but nothing to watch. TV critics Caroline Frost and Shem Law have you covered. Each Friday, they serve up short, sharp television recommendations to mark your cards for the week ahead. They’ll tell you what to watch – and what to avoid. They watch it all, so you don’t have to.   No more asking: what’s on TV tonight? What to watch? Or, what should I watch? Instead, listen to Smart TV for your weekly round-up of TV programmes and film reviews. You’ll find out about the latest series dropping that week, what to binge and what television show will become the next watercooler moment.   Radio Times’ journalists Caroline Frost and Shem Law will cover all things terrestrial as well as what’s on the streaming sites – they’ll cover what’s broadcast on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky to NOW, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Netflix and Apple TV.   Whether you like Entertainment, Current Affairs, Documentaries, Dramas, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thrillers, Sports or Radio – they’ll have you covered. If you enjoy our weekly round-up of television reviews, do search for the View From My Sofa podcast which sees Kelly-Anne Taylor sit down with a celebrity guests to talk about their lives through the prism of TV.