Episodes

  • Dolly Wells on ambition, the beauty of ageing and Emily Mortimer

    Dolly Wells on ambition, the beauty of ageing and Emily Mortimer
    Jul 2 2024
    Joining me, Kelly-Anne Taylor, this week is the writer, director and actor, Dolly Wells. She grew up off of Kensington High Street in London – the youngest of six children. Aged 18 – she discovered that her stepfather was actually her biological father – the great comic actor, John Wells. In her 20s, Dolly worked as an actress – but also as a photographer’s assistant, she had a stall in Portobello Market and wrote book reviews for the express. It was only when she had her daughter in her 30s that she really decided to go for it. Since then, she’s made her mark – and there seems to be very little that she can’t do. She’s played a vampire-hunting nun in Steven Moffat’s Dracula, a woman locked in a basement with David Tennant in Inside Man and an incompetent assistant in the Sky comedy Doll & Em (which, she co-wrote with her best friend, the actress, Emily Mortimer). Now, she turns her hand to directing BBC3’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – which follows a bright-eyed, precocious teenager Pip (who decides to investigate the unsolved murder of a schoolgirl. In this episode, we talk about the beauty of ageing, her life-changing friendship with Emily Mortimer, and how female directors are changing the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Smart TV: A Good Girls Guide to Murder and The Bear Returns

    Smart TV: A Good Girls Guide to Murder and The Bear Returns
    Jun 28 2024
    Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) 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: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, BBC iPlayer My Lady Jane, Amazon Prime The Bear, Disney+ Glastonbury, BBC TV & Radio Frosty's Stuff FILM OF THE WEEK: Moulin Rouge, BBC2 THE ARCHIVE: Taylor Swift Eras, Disney+ . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Suranne Jones on Coronation Street, Gentleman Jack and why she's obsessed with witches

    Suranne Jones on Coronation Street, Gentleman Jack and why she's obsessed with witches
    Jun 25 2024
    Joining me, Kelly-Anne Taylor, in the studio is the actress Suranne Jones. Born and raised in Greater Manchester, she first rose to prominence playing Karen McDonald in ITV’s Coronation Street. After leaving the soap, she has cemented herself as one of Britain’s finest actresses – winning a BAFTA for her performance as Gemma Foster in Doctor Foster, and critical acclaim for her role as Anne Lister in Gentleman Jack and Amy Silva in Vigil. In this episode we discuss the early days of her career – and how press intrusion and the era of lad mags, impacted her relationship with her body. And, she talks bravely about her mental health breakdown in 2018 – and the coping mechanisms and boundaries she has put in place since then. Plus, we also discuss her brand new documentary Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Smart TV: Douglas Is Cancelled and Docs for Days

    Smart TV: Douglas Is Cancelled and Docs for Days
    Jun 21 2024
    Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) 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: Douglas is Cancelled, ITV1 James Blunt, Netflix Celine Dion, Amazon Prime Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials, C4 Chinook Zulu Delta, BBC2 THE ARCHIVE: Middlemarch, BBCiPlayer . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • Karen Gillan on Doctor Who, the Marvel Universe and working with Steven Moffatt

    Karen Gillan on Doctor Who, the Marvel Universe and working with Steven Moffatt
    Jun 18 2024
    Joining me, Kelly-Anne Taylor, for the first episode of this brand-new series of the Radio Times Podcast, is the Scottish actress who took Hollywood by storm, Karen Gillan. Born and raised in Inverness, she moved to London aged 18 to pursue acting – after two weeks at drama school, she dropped out and worked in a pub until she was cast in a role that would change her life – the brilliant Amy Pond in Dr Who. Since then, she’s conquered Hollywood with her role as Nebula in the Marvel film franchise. In this episode, we discuss losing your anonymity, the pressures placed on women’s bodies and her brand new show Douglas is Cancelled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Series 6 trailer - you're not going to want to miss this...

    Series 6 trailer - you're not going to want to miss this...
    Jun 14 2024
    The Radio Times Podcast is back for a sixth series! Starting Tuesday 18th June, join host Kelly-Anne Taylor each week on the Radio Times sofa where she'll be interviewing the biggest names in the TV and film industry, talking about their lives and careers. If you’re new here, welcome to the club, do scroll back and enjoy our rich archive - there’s interviews with Stephen Fry, Dame Emma Thompson, Louis Theroux, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Radcliffe, Will Ferrell, Andi Oliver, Lily Allen - and many, many more. Make sure to click follow, so you never miss an episode, and welcome back to the Radio Times Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Smart TV: House of the Dragon and Euros Kick Off

    Smart TV: House of the Dragon and Euros Kick Off
    Jun 14 2024
    Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) 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: Fellow Travellers, Paramount + House of the Dragon, Now/Sky Federer: Twelve Final Days, Amazon Prime Adam Lambert: Out, Loud and Proud, ITV1 Euro 2024 FILM: Maradona (2019), NowTV (can buy on Apple for £3.49) . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Smart TV: Bridgerton's Steamy Return and Dalgleish Revives

    Smart TV: Bridgerton's Steamy Return and Dalgleish Revives
    Jun 7 2024
    Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) 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: Bridgerton Series 3, Part 2 – Netflix Dalgliesh Series 2 - Friday 9pm C5 On Thin Ice: Putin vs Greenpeace - Sunday 9pm BBC2 The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot - Tues-Thursday 9pm C4 Buying London Series 1 - Netflix FILM: Skyfall Saturday - 8pm ITV1 THE ARCHIVE: The Parisien Agency - 2 seasons, Netflix . . . Happy Viewing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    15 mins