Radio Times Podcast

About Radio Times Podcast

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.

Publisher

Radio Times

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2021

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

352 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Smart TV: The Wargame and The Split Up

   Caroline Frost interviews Shem Law about upcoming television highlights including "The Split Up" and "The Wargame."

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Smart TV: Slow Horses and 70 Up

   Caroline Frost interviews Shem Law about this week's top TV picks including "Slow Horses" and "70 Up".

3. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Smart TV: Casualty turns 40 and Call My Agent movie

   Caroline Frost interviews Shem Law about upcoming TV highlights including "Call My Agent!" and "Casualty," plus the enduring appeal of Australian comedies.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

19,948,481

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

106 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

96