50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy's Baz Ashmawy on his new dramedy, Faithless, billed as a mixed race Irish Two and a Half Men centred on grief; Plimsoll Productions' James Smith on becoming 'head of adventure' at the celebrated wildlife documentary maker; and Tiger Aspect's Tom Beattie and Sandbox Kids' Ellen Solberg on the impact of AI on animation.
Oct 2
YouTube and kids’ TV: the BBC’s Patricia Hidalgo, Cake’s Dominic Gardiner, JAM Media’s John Rice and 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman dissect the dynamics
As YouTube's influence on the TV industry grows, with its impact keenest on children's media and entertainment, the BBC's Patricia Hidalgo [02:32], Cake Distribution's Dominic Gardiner [12:54], JAM Media's John Rice [26:54] and 9 Story Media Group's Alix Wiseman [39:28] discuss t ... Show More
51m 50s
Sep 18
UK animation special: Sean Clarke, Oli Hyatt, Sueann Rochester, Richard Gordon and Britt Gardiner debate the future of children’s TV
As K-Pop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most popular movie of all time and YouTube increasingly steals younger audiences from TV, the UK government is exploring what can be done to help UK animation fight back. Aardman's Sean Clarke, Blue Zoo's Oli Hyatt, Wild Child Animation's ... Show More
55m 10s
Sep 13
Full Episode: Friday, September 12, 2025
Following the horrific assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Matt Gutman reports on the arrest of 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson, Pierre Thomas has details on what we’re learning about the suspect and Jon Karl has more on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s stark warning a ... Show More
23m 44s
Jan 2025
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained
Ever since the release last summer of her box office hit It Ends With Us, Blake Lively has been dominating gossip columns, as a reported rift with co-star Justin Baldoni became increasingly public. Rumours and allegations followed, from sexual harassment and smear campaigns to bu ... Show More
24m 38s
Sep 2024
#636 ft. Saoirse Ronan & Paapa Essiedu, Josh Greenbaum, Alfred Gough & Miles Millar on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
It's another jam-packed banger on the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt sits down for a triple whammy of interviews. First, there's Saoirse Ronan, star/producer of affecting drama The Outrun, and her co-star Paapa Essiedu, who talk about bonding, improvisation, and ... Show More
1h 58m
Sep 16
‘This Generation’s JFK Moment’ Charlie Sheen On Kirk Assassination + Baring ALL In New Book
Formerly the highest paid TV actor in Hollywood, Charlie Sheen broke the internet before anyone knew what that really meant with his 2011 meltdown. Fourteen years later, after revealing his TigerBlood to the world, he’s back with a new book and documentary with some fresh revelat ... Show More
47m 57s
Apr 2024
#611 — Jordan Peele, Rufus Sewell & Philip Martin, Nell Tiger Free & Bill Nighy
This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies. First, producer Jordan Peele tells Chris why he was so taken by Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, that he came on board to help it get a theatrical re ... Show More
2 h