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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? Inst ...
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Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield will be joining expert guides with rich local and historical knowledge. Venturing to the great cities of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, they'll explore centuries-long stories of foundation and growth, and examine how contact between continents shaped these far-flung places. Along the way, they'll introduce the colourful characters who played pivotal roles in the development of these cities, and lead listeners through the must-visit palac ...
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Hostage, Netflix Match of the Day, BBC1 Confessions of a Brain S…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Ridley, ITV1 Antiques Roadshow (VJ Day Special), BBC1 Becoming Led…
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Annika , BBC1 Wednesday, Netflix MasterChef, BBC1 FROST BI…
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: The Gone, BBC2 Inside the Cult of the Jesus Army, BBC2 Bonni…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Karen Pirie, ITV1 The Narrow Road to the Deep North, BBC1 The Assass…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Bookish, U&Drama Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, ITV1 The Couple Nex…
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Caroline Frost chats to Frances Taylor and David Brown about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Live Aid at 40: When Rock n Roll Took On the Wor…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Glastonbury, BBC Wimbledon, BBC Hill, Sky Documentaries FROST BITE: Can …
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Survivors, Netflix The Gilded Age, Amazon Prime Squid Game, Netflix The Be…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Outrageous, U&Drama Amol Rajan Interviews: Martina Navratilova, BBC2 America…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: The Gold, BBC1 Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution, C4 Alan Yentob Night, BBC2 FROST B…
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From medieval Islamic roots and conquest by successive dynasties, to French colonial rule and a modern evolution, Marrakech has a rich heritage – and many eye-catching monuments. Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield takes a trip to Marrakech with author and publisher Barnaby Rogerson – heading through the souks and alleys of the ancient M…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Death Valley, BBC1 When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain, BBC2 Mountainhead, …
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Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield and historian Laila Ellmoos explore the history of an iconic Australian tourist destination – Sydney. Together they introduce the Aboriginal peoples; traditional owners and custodians of the land on which the city now stands. Laila also highlights the spectacular natural harbour that attracted the atte…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: The Last Anniversary, BBC1 Walking with Dinosaurs, BBC1 Liza: A Truly Terrific A…
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Beijing’s history stretches back many centuries, so how has it survived and become the rapidly changing capital of one of the world's fastest-growing economies? Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield joins writer and broadcaster Jonathan Clements on a journey through Beijing’s extraordinarily lengthy history, exploring its walls, palaces, b…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Code of Silence, ITV1 Clarkson's Farm, Amazon Prime Catching Fire: The Story of An…
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From early Taino inhabitants to Spanish colonisation and capture by the British, through the era of the transatlantic slave trade up to independence and the growth of the modern city, Kingston is a city with lots of legacies. Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield and historian Audra A Diptree explore the major turning points in the Jamaica…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: BAFTA TV Awards, BBC1 Inside Our ADHD Minds, BBC2 The Game, C5 OUR READERS SAY... Th…
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Buenos Aires is a diverse and multinational city with a short but vibrant history. In this episode, academic Jason Wilson leads travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield through the barrios of the Argentine capital to uncover what makes it so fascinating. Together they revisit the founding of the settlement by European colonisers and discuss t…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email (⁠[email protected]⁠) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Malpractice, ITV1 Long Way Home, Apple TV+ Dead Man Walking: Dan Walker on Death Row, …
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Historian Kara Schlichting leads travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield through the diverse stories of the city which we now know as the ‘Five Boroughs’ – New York City. Together, they introduce the indigenous peoples who first utilised the area, and the Europeans who established settlements. They explore the expanding horizons of Manhattan…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Louis Theroux and the Settlers, BBC2 The Assembly, ITV1 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Ch…
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Michael Pye roams the streets of the Belgian city dominated by a medieval fortress and graced by Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance monuments Renowned for its busy port and leading role in the diamond trade, Antwerp's story has plenty of booms and busts that shaped both its physical form and its psyche. Historian and author Michael Pye leads travel wr…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: I, Jack Wright, Alibi Race Across The World, BBC1 You, Netflix OUR READERS SAY... Legend…
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Barcelona may be well known for the bustling La Rambla, Gaudi's soaring Sagrada Família and, of course, its lively bars and restaurants, but that’s not all there is to there is to the historic Spanish city. Travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield joins historian Andrew Dowling to explore not just the iconic thoroughfares and medieval gothic …
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES TV: The Last of Us S2, Sky Atlantic Barristers: Fighting for Justice, Channel 4 Ride or Die, …
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How did the world’s greatest cities become just that – great? Was it location, determination or simple serendipity? This is the question behind History’s Greatest Cities, from HistoryExtra. Join travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield for the latest series, as he ventures to great cities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas – …
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Black Mirror, Netflix Simon Schama: The Holocaust, BBC2 Your Friends and Neighbours, App…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Austin, BBC1 The Secret Genius of Modern Life, BBC2 Dying for Sex, Disney+ OUR READERS S…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law and Huw Fullerton about the best things coming up on the box this week. You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Beyond Paradise, BBC1 Great British Menu: The Finals, BBC2 Doctor Who,…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Protection, ITV1 The Marlow Murder Club, U&Drama The Residence, Netflix OUR READERS SAY..…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Adolescence, Netflix Ten Pound Poms, BBC1 The Au Pair, C5 OUR READERS SAY... Poor Service…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law and Max Copeman about the Oscars and all the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: Oscars round up (Oscars Ceremony Live on ITV1) TV: Agatha …
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Vicious civil wars. Gruelling sieges. Rebellious provinces, galling betrayals and tribes seeking revenge… Join us for the first series of History’s Greatest Battles, where we’re heading back to the Roman empire. Emily Briffett is joined by historian Dr Adrian Goldsworthy to look back at five of the most fascinating clashes of this ancient civilisat…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: A Thousand Blows, Disney+ Bergerac, U&Drama David Frost Vs, Sky Atlantic OUR READERS SAY.…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Paradise, Disney+ The White Lotus, Sky Atlantic Luther: Never Too Much, NowTV OUR READERS…
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Unforgotten, ITV1 Virdee, BBC1 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, BBC2 FROST BITE: Can crime…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Miss Austen, BBC1 Go Back To Where You Came From, C4 Celebrity Bear Hunt, Netflix FROST BITE: What’s the secret to a successful sitcom-spinoff? Amandaland, BBC1 THE ARCHIVE: B…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Brian and Maggie, C4 Death in Paradise, BBC1 Uncanny, BBC2 OUR READER SAYS: Why are the news sending their anchors all over the world?! FROST BITE: When celebs meet charities …
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Out There, ITV Gladiators, BBC1 Disclaimer, Apple TV+ OUR READER SAYS: What happened to Silent Witness?? FROST BITE: The Traitors is a hit - but is it any good (for us)? THE A…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Missing You, Netflix 24 Hours in Police Custody: The Norfolk Narco Cartel, C4 The Traitors, BBC1 OUR READER SAYS: Christine from Swindon says... Toby Stephens the next James B…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: BEST OF 2024: Ludwig, BBC, iPlayer Baby Reindeer, Netflix Slow Horses, Apple TV+ Industry, BBC iPlayer Wolf Hall, BBC iPlayer Sven, Amazon Prime LOWLIGHTS: Password, ITV1 Buying L…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: NEW YEARS EVE TV: SAS Rogue Heroes, BBC1 Missing You, Netflix Vera, ITV1 Ruth Jones Remembers… Hattie, BBC4 LOOK AHEAD TO 2025: Miss Austen, BBC1 Brian and Margaret, C4 Towards Ze…
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How was Edinburgh transformed from an ancient defensive site on top of a volcanic crag into a major centre of power, faith, commerce, and learning? In this second of our two festive bonus episodes, travel writer and history buff Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian Rosemary Goring to visit a city that really lights up at New Year: Scotland’s magn…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: CHRISTMAS TV: Wallace and Gromit, BBC1 Call the Midwife, BBC1 Doctor Who, BBC1 Gavin and Stacey, BBC1 EastEnders, BBC1 Coronation Street, ITV1 Hercule Poirot's Christmas, ITV3 Car…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Strike, BBC1 Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1 Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped, BBC2 OUR READER SAYS: Connie from Brighton recommends... So Long Marianne, ITVX FROST BITE: S…
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Munich may be well-known for its sparkling, aromatic Christmas markets. But beyond the foaming steins of beer and the wafting aroma of glühwein, it’s also a city that has experienced both greatness and turbulence over more than eight centuries, growing from ecclesiastical beginnings to become today’s fascinating city rich in gothic and baroque arch…
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The festive period is upon us, so we’re bringing you two special bonus episodes of History’s Greatest Cities to mark the season, visiting cities with particularly vibrant festive traditions. First, we’re heading to Munich – a city with a long, rich and colourful history, as well as being home to Germany’s largest Nativity Market, redolent with arom…
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You can get in touch with our hosts via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Alan Bennett: 90 Years On, BBC2 Dalgliesh, C5 OUR READER SAYS: Adrian from Exeter says… When did the BBC become the American Broadcasting Company? FROST BITE: Should Masterche…
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