From Mipcom 2024, ProSiebenSat.1's Henrik Pabst and ITV Studios' Ruth Berry on digital transformation [00:47]; FRAPA's Phil Gurin, TF1's Julien Degroote and Entertainment Masterclass's Christoph Fey on the future of TV formats [21:09]; former BBC exec Jo Redfern and Hidden Pigeon's Karen Miller and Kris Updike on the crisis facing kids' TV [38:19]; and Spong ... Show More
Aug 7
Expectation’s Peter Fincham, Red Planet Pictures’ Alex Jones and Tim Key discuss The Chelsea Detective, Death in Paradise and the forensics of ‘cosy crime’
Former BBC One controller, ITV director of television and co-founder of independent producer Expectation, Peter Fincham [01:02], and Red Planet Pictures co-CEO Alex Jones and executive producer Tim Key [20:02] discuss The Chelsea Detective, Death in Paradise and the growing appea ... Show More
49m 40s
Sep 2024
188: On Chelsea’s 40th, Monsters, In Vogue: The 90s
On today’s episode, we discuss our trip to New York for Chelsea’s 40th birthday, Netflix’s extremely homoerotic Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the flash mob dance sequence in The Perfect Couple, the tragic reedited version of Nicole Kidman’s AMC commercial, Perry Far ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 22
Stephen Colbert's Overdue Dismissal, Coldplay Couple's Shame Spiral, and Billy Joel's Untold Stories
Maureen unloads on pompous Stephen Colbert, his exit from CBS and how this could be the first domino to fall in the entire late night franchise. She also peels back another layer on the Coldplay couple scandal and the elitist message this affair sent to the rest of the company. T ... Show More
1h 18m
Jul 15
‘It’s Complicated’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Mina Kimes
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and ESPN’s Mina Kimes are having an affair with Agnes Adler’s husband as they revisit Nancy Meyers's 2009 romantic comedy ‘It’s Complicated’—starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Ronak Nair, an ... Show More
1h 50m
Nov 2023
Kirsty Young, Lebanese-style lamb and aubergine stew and a primitivo
Nick and Angela welcome broadcasting royalty to DISH HQ. Kirsty Young began her career at BBC Radio Scotland. From there, she went into television news, presenting the flagship programmes on Channel 5 and ITV. In 2006, Kirsty was announced as Sue Lawley’s replacement on BBC Radio ... Show More
42m 15s