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.
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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.
Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best hidden gems from 2025
Live Aid at 40, BBC iPlayer
Richard Burton: Wild Genius, BBC iPlayer
The Assembly, ITVX
Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future, BBC iPlayer
Ride or Die, BBC iPlayer
Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure, ITVX
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box in the post Christmas period
TV:
The Night Manager, BBC1
The Traitors, BBC1
Run Away, Netflix
Operation Mincemeat, BBC2
Judi Dench, Shakespeare, My Family and Me, C4
The Celebrity Apprentice, BBC1
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Happy New Years!
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box on Christmas Day
TV:
Amandaland, BBC1
The Scarecrows Wedding, BBC1
Shaun the Sheep: Fleece Navidad, BBC1
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
Call The Midwife, BBC1
Amadeus, Sky Atlantic
Jaws, BBC2
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Amadeus, Sky Atlantic
All Creatures Great and Small, C5
Secrets of the Conclave, BBC2
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge, ITV1
Sports Personality of the Year, BBC1
Murder Before Evensong, Channel 5
FROST BITE:
What is Bad TV?
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Wake Up Dead Man: the New Knives Out Mystery, Netflix
Apollo 1: Destination Moon, C4
David Dimbleby: What’s the Monarchy For?, BBC iPlayer
FROST BITE:
Why we all secretly love an embarrassing TV moment
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week
TV:
Say Nothing, C4
Mammoth, BBC2
Jay Kelly, Netflix
FROST BITE:
How Northern Ireland is making powerful art out of its past
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week
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Caroline Frost chats to Gareth McClean about the best things coming up on the box this week
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Caroline Frost chats to Shem Law about the best things coming up on the box this week.
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
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Caroline Frost chats to guest host Garath McLean about the best things coming up on the box this week.
TV:
Lazarus, from Wednesday, Prime Video
The Forsyte Saga, Monday 9pm, Channel 5
Leonard and Hungry Paul, Monday 10pm, BBC Two
FROST BITE:
Celebrity Traitors, BBC
THE ARCHIVE:Moonlighting, STV Player
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
TV:Celebrity Traitors, BBC1Riot Women, BBC1Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles, BBC1The Iris Affair, Sky Atlantic
FROST BITE:Familiar faces in The Diplomat bring serious West Wing nostalgia
THE ARCHIVE:The Great Philosophers (1987), BBC2
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge), BBC1
Celebrity Traitors, BBC1
Frauds, ITV1
Film Club, BBC3
FROST BITE:
‘Worlds Apart’ movingly brings contestants, and viewers, together
THE ARCHIVE:
Robert Redford Night, BBC4
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
The Hack, ITV1
Slow Horses, Apple TV+
Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
FROST BITE:
Teen dramas - why are so many older viewer tuning in?
THE ARCHIVE:
Arena, BBC4
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India, BBC2
Twiggy, BBC2
Michael Palin in Venezuela, Channel 5
FROST BITE:
How the PSBs are fighting back against Netflix, and why it matters
THE ARCHIVE:
Fawlty Towers: The Play, U&Gold
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test, BBC1
Only Murders in the Building, Disney +
The Newsreader, BBC2
FROST BITE:
Partings are such sweet sorrow - how can a TV show end on a high?
THE ARCHIVE:
Robin Wright evolution (Santa Barbara, to Princess Bride, to Forrest Gump, to House of Cards, etc)
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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 (podcast@radiotimes.com) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode.
SHOW NOTES:
TV:
I Fought The Law, ITV1
I Am Martin Parr, BBCFour
Educating Yorkshire, Channel 4
FROST BITE:
Why We All Need to Watch ‘The Apprentice’ Far More Carefully
THE ARCHIVE:
Arena - Peter Sellers, BBCFour
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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.