The Custard TV Podcast
465 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsReviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week's biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com
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Episodes
366: I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The Horne Section, Blockbuster, They Were Ten
November 08, 2022 23:11 - 1 hour - 150 MBMatt and Luke are joined by Dawn Glenn to review the return of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! on ITV. Comedy Blockbuster from Netflix. New comedy The Horne Section on Channel 4 and All4 and new French drama They Were Ten from Walter Presents on All 4.
365: The White Lotus, What We Do in the Shadows, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, Reboot
November 01, 2022 22:23 - 53 minutes - 123 MBMatt and Luke are joined by Sophie Davies to review the return of The White Lotus on Sky Atlantic and HBO. Teen drama The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself on Netflix. New comedy Reboot from Hulu on Disney+ and the return of What We Do in the Shadows which makes its debut on Disney+
364: The Pact, The Peripheral, From Scratch, High School
October 25, 2022 23:38 - 46 minutes - 107 MBMatt is joined by Sarah Kennedy and Mo Walker to review The Peripheral on Prime Video, Series 2 of The Pact on BBC One. Netflix romantic drama From Scratch and the story of Tegan and Sarah in Frevee's High School.
363: Somewhere Boy, The House Across the Street, Shantaram and The Watcher
October 18, 2022 22:43 - 1 hour - 140 MBMatt and Luke are joined by a new voice as Elaine from The Honeymoon Period podcast to review The Watcher from Netflix, Shantaram from Apple TV+, Somewhere Boy on Channel 4 and The House Across the Street from Channel 5.
362: Candy, Friend of the Family, Let The Right One in, Wreck
October 11, 2022 21:16 - 54 minutes - 125 MBMatt is joined by Dawn Glen and Mo Walker to review Candy on Disney+ and Friend of the Family on Peacock as well as Let the Right One in on Paramount+ and horror comedy Wreck from BBC Three.
362: The Walk-In, Ralph & Katie, The Bear, I Hate U
October 05, 2022 09:28 - 55 minutes - 126 MBLuke and Matt are joined by Dawn Glen to review the powerful ITV drama The Walk-In. The A Word spin-off Ralph and Katie on BBC One. The brilliant US drama The Bear from Disney+ and Robert Popper's new comedy I Hate U on Channel 4.
361: Inside Man, This England, The Old Man, Am I Being Unreasonable?
September 27, 2022 21:40 - 1 hour - 152 MBThis week, Matt and Luke are joined by Dawn Glen to review the new Steven Moffat drama Inside Man on BBC One. Sky's look at the government's handling of the pandemic in 'This England. Jeff Bridges in The Old Man on Disney+ and new comedy from Daisy May Cooper Am I Being Unreasonable?
360: Crossfire, Minx, Sins of Our Mother, Minx and Cunk on Earth
September 20, 2022 12:20 - 55 minutes - 128 MBMatt is joined by Dawn Glenn and Sarah Kennedy to review the BBC one drama Crossfire. Netflix documentary Sins of Our Mother, the return of Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Earth on BBC Two and HBO Max comedy Minx which has arrived in the UK on Parmount+
359: Entrapped, Mike, Wedding Season and EMMY hopes
September 14, 2022 09:26 - 1 hour - 140 MBMatt, Luke and Sarah review the return of Icelandic crime drama Trapped (re-branded Entrapped) on Netflix, Mike and Wedding Season both brand new on Disney+ and look at who they'd like to win an EMMY.
358: Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
September 06, 2022 23:12 - 44 minutes - 102 MBMatt is joined by podcast contributors Dawn Glenn and Gary Redrup to review the first two episodes of Prime Video's hugely expensive epic Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power.
#357: The Suspect, The Capture, Bad Sisters and Welcome to Wrexham
August 30, 2022 21:56 - 1 hour - 156 MBMatt and Luke are joined by site contributor Michael Lee to review ITV's The Suspect, the return of The Capture on BBC One. Bad Sisters on Apple TV+ and Welcome to Wrexham on Disney+
356: Gary Goes Westeros - House of The Dragon Review
August 22, 2022 18:02 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIn this very special episode, Gary Goes Westeros returns as Mo and Matt join Gary to discuss Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon.
355: Marriage, Red Rose, Five Days at Memorial, A League of their Own
August 17, 2022 12:19 - 56 minutes - 130 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Dawn Glenn and Michael Lee to review Marriage on BBC One, Red Rose on BBC Three, Five Days at Memorial on Apple TV+ and Amazon's take on A League of Their Own.
354: The Great, Under the Banner of Heaven, Surface, The Newsreader
July 26, 2022 22:03 - 49 minutes - 113 MBMatt and Luke are joined by site contributor Sophie Davies to review the return of The Great on Channel 4. True-life thriller Under the Banner of Heaven. Surface on Apple TV+ and Australian drama The Newsreader on BBC Two.
353: The Control Room, Better Things, The Thing About Pam, I Love That For You
July 19, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 182 MBMatt and Luke are joined by site contributor Mo Walker to review the new BBC One drama The Control Room and The Thing About Pam and I Love That For You from Paramount Plus. Plus, Matt and Luke run through the notable EMMY Awards as well as celebrate the return of Pamela Adlon's Better Things on BBC2.
352: Black Bird, The Undeclared War, The Girl from Plainville, The Baby
July 12, 2022 15:24 - 1 hour - 140 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Dawn Glenn and Will Barber-Taylor to review Black Bird on Apple TV+, The Undeclared War from Channel 4. Also, The Girl Plainville from StarzPlay as well as The Baby on Sky Atlantic.
# 351: 2022: The mid-year report
July 06, 2022 21:19 - 1 hour - 204 MBLuke joins Matt to look back at the first 7 months of 2022. They discuss the third season of Barry, As We See It, The Responder and more.
#350: Only Murders in the Building, SuperPumped, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Loot & Man Vs Bee.
June 28, 2022 12:44 - 53 minutes - 122 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Sarah Kennedy and Sophie Davies to review the return of Only Murders in The Building on Disney+. As Paramount Plus launches they look at new dramas SuperPumped and The Man Who Fell to Earth. New Maya Rudolph comedy Loot on AppleTV+ as well as comedy Man Vs Bee on Netflix.
The Custard TV Podcast #349: Suspect, The Lazarus Project and Blocco 181
June 21, 2022 18:16 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBMatt and Sarah are joined by Si Hampton of the Coastal News Podcast to review new Channel 4 Crime Drama Suspect, sci-fi thriller The Lazarus Project on Sky Max, Sky Atlantic's Italian drama Blocco 181 and latest Netflix comedy God's Favourite Idiot.
#348: Sherwood, My Name is Leon, Avoidance, Abbott Elementary
June 15, 2022 09:22 - 59 minutes - 136 MBMatt is joined by Gary Redrup and site contributor Dawn Glen to review BBC One drama Sherwood, Single drama My Name is Leon. US comedy Abbott Elementary which is available on Disney+ and new BBC One comedy Avoidance from Romesh Ranganathan.
#347: We Own This City, Borgen: Power & Glory, Everything I Know About Love, Girls5eva
June 07, 2022 21:22 - 59 minutes - 136 MBMatt is joined by site Editor Luke and contributor Sarah Kennedy to review David Simon's return to Baltimore for We Own This City on HBO and Sky Atlantic. The Danish political drama Borgen returns for an anticipated fourth season on Netflix. Dolly Alderton's memoir Everything I Know About Love comes to BBC1, BBC Three and Girls5eva quietly returns for its second season over on Peacock via Sky and NOW.
#346: Stranger Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pistol and The Midwich Cuckoos
May 31, 2022 21:54 - 1 hour - 153 MBMatt is joined by our old podcast pal Gary and site fan Suky Khakh to review the long-awaited return of Stranger Things on Netflix. Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ as well as the Danny Boyle directed Sex Pistols biopic Pistol on Disney+ and finally Sky's The Midwhich Cuckooks.
#345: Now & Then, Life & Beth, Spreadsheet and Big Boys
May 24, 2022 22:24 - 1 hour - 140 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Dawn Glenn to review Now and Then from Apple TV+, Life and Beth on Disney+ and Channel 4 comedies Spreadsheet and Big Boys. They also bid a fond farewell to Derry Girls.
#344: Conversations with Friends, The Time Traveller's Wife, Floodlights, The Essex Serpent
May 18, 2022 10:48 - 53 minutes - 122 MBMatt is joined by site contributors to review Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends from BBC Three and HULU. HBO's The Time Traveller's Wife on Sky Atlantic. The Essex Serpent from Apple TV+ and single drama Floodlights on BBC Two.
#343: The Staircase, Clark, The Pentaverate, BAFTA Predictions
May 10, 2022 10:23 - 1 hour - 159 MBMatt and Luke are joined by site contributor Dawn Glenn to review The Staircase from HBO Max and Sky Atlantic, The Pentaverate and Clark on Netflix. On the eve of the BAFTA TV Awards, they offer their predictions for winners.
#342: Barry, Shining Girls, Ten Percent, Here We Go
May 03, 2022 15:20 - 1 hour - 155 MBLuke returns to the podcast to join Matt and site contributor Sophie Davies to review the return of Barry on Sky Comedy. Amazon's UK remake of Call my Agent Ten Percent, Shining Girls on Apple TV+ and new BBC One comedy Here We Go.
#341: Russian Doll, Inside No.9, Chivalry, The Sex Lives of College Girls
April 26, 2022 21:59 - 1 hour - 140 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Sophie Davies and Mo Walker to review the return of Russian Doll on Netflix. The return of Inside No.9 on BBC Two. New comedy from Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani titled Chivalry on Channel 4 and HBO Max comedy The Sex Lives of College Girls arrives on ITV2.
Custard TV Podcast #340: The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, Anatomy of a Scandal, Roar and Romeo and Duet
April 21, 2022 21:44 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBOn this week's podcast; Matt, Sarah and Gary celebrate someone's big birthday before reviewing ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe; Netflix's Anatomy of a Scandal, Apple TV's Roar and new Saturday night entertainment format Romeo and Duet. Apologies for the delay in this week's upload which is due to unavoidable circumstances.
# 339: Julia, Derry Girls, Hullraisers, Single Drunk Female and Freeze the Fear with Wim Hoff.
April 12, 2022 23:31 - 52 minutes - 120 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Sophie Davies and Dawn Glenn to review Julia on HBO and Sky Atlantic, the welcome return of Derry Girls on Channel 4, new comedy Hullraisers on Channel 4, Single Drunk Female on Disney+ the BBC's latest entertainment format, Freeze The Fear with Wim Hoff on BBC One.
# 338: Slow Horses, Hacks, Gordon's Future Food Stars and Deadline
April 06, 2022 09:39 - 1 hour - 145 MBMatt and Sarah are joined by Gary who makes his triumphant return to review Slow Horses on Apple TV+, Hacks on Prime Video, Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars on BBC One and the latest Channel 5 drama Deadline.
# 337: Peacemaker, Winning Time, Pachinko and Newark Newark
March 27, 2022 23:26 - 51 minutes - 118 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Nick Bartlett to talk about Sky’s Peacemaker and Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker Dynasty as well as epic Apple TV+ drama Pachinko and GOLD comedy Newark Newark.
# 336: Then Barbara Met Alan, WeCrashed, Cry Wolf, Bad Vegan
March 21, 2022 22:29 - 1 hour - 148 MBMatt is joined by new podcast contributor Simon Hampton and site editor Luke to review BBC Two's disability campaigning drama Then Barbara Met Alan. Apple TV+'s WeWork drama WeCrashed. Danish drama Cry Wolf from Walter Presents and Netflix documentary series Bad Vegan.
# 335: Holding, The Ipcress File, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, How I Met Your Father
March 14, 2022 13:13 - 55 minutes - 128 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Michael Lee and Dawn Glenn to cover ITV's Holding and The Ipcress File. They look at the first two episodes of Apple TV+'s The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and How I Met Your Father which is available in the UK on Disney+
#334: Our House, The Dropout, Pieces of Her, Somebody Somewhere
March 07, 2022 16:48 - 58 minutes - 133 MBThe trio of TV obsessives return to review another set of new shows. Site Editor Luke joins co-Editor Matt and site contributor Sarah to review ITV's latest thriller Our House. Explore the true-life story of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout on Disney+. Look into Netflix's new twisty thriller Pieces of Her and the brilliant comedy-drama Somebody Somewhere on Sky.
#333: Killing Eve, The Holiday, Starstruck, Mood
March 01, 2022 23:44 - 56 minutes - 129 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Dawn Glenn to review the returns of Killing Eve and Starstruck. Along with new drama The Holiday, and BBC Three's Mood.
#332:Inventing Anna, Severance, The Marvellous Mrs Maisel and ITV's Starstruck
February 21, 2022 22:02 - 58 minutes - 135 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Erin and first-timer Megan to review Inventing Anna on Netflix. Apple TV+'s genre-bending drama Severance and ITV's new shiny floor show for Saturday night Starstruck. He also welcomes back site contributor Mo Walker to discuss the return of Amazon's The Marvellous Mrs Masiel.
#331: Louis Theroux's Forbidden America, Reacher, The Fear Index, Bel Air.
February 14, 2022 22:34 - 57 minutes - 132 MBMatt is joined by Sarah Kennedy and guest contributor Suki Khakh to review the first episode of Louis Theroux's Forbidden America entitled 'Angry & Online'. The first episode of 'Reacher' on Amazon Prime Video. Sky's The Fear Index and Peacock's Bel Air.
#330: This is Going to Hurt, Pam & Tommy, No Return, The Curse, Suspicion, Chole
February 07, 2022 22:56 - 1 hour - 190 MBIn a podcast first (we think) Luke, Matt and Sarah review six new shows. This is Going to Hurt on BBC One, Pam & Tommy on Disney+ & Hulu, No Return on ITV, Suspicion on Apple TV+, Chole on BBC One and comedy The Curse on Channel 4.
#329: The Teacher, Station Eleven, The After Party and The Girl In the Window....
January 31, 2022 22:58 - 56 minutes - 129 MBLuke and Matt are joined by site contributor Mo Walker to review Channel 5 drama The Teacher. Apple TV's The AfterParty HBO Maxs' pandemic set drama Station Eleven and Netflix's comedy pastiche The Woman across the street from the girl in the window.
#328: Trigger Point, The Responder, The Gilded Age and As We See It.
January 24, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 202 MBLuke, Matt and Sarah review four new dramas in the form of ITV's Trigger Point the BBC crime drama The Responder. The return of Julian Fellows with The Gilded Age and Amazon's brilliant comedy-drama As We See It.
#327: Euphoria, Hidden Assets Archive 81 & The Journalist.
January 17, 2022 23:03 - 54 minutes - 126 MBThe team Luke, Matt, Milo and Sarah review the return of HBO's Euphoria. BBC Four's latest crime drama Hidden Assets and two new dramas from Netflix with The Journalist and Archive 81.
#326: The Rules of the Game, Screw, Limitless Win, The Wonder Years
January 11, 2022 01:03 - 1 hour - 142 MBMatt is joined by site contributor Michael Lee to review BBC One drama The Rules of the Game, Channel 4's comedy-drama Screw, ITV's gameshow Ant & Dec's Limitless win and ABC's re-imagining of The Wonder Years.
#325: The Tourist, Four Lives, Anne, Toast of Tinseltown
January 04, 2022 22:59 - 1 hour - 147 MBLuke, Matt and Sarah review true-life dramas Four Lives on BBC One and Anne on ITV as well as The Tourist on BBC One and the return of Matt Berry as Stephen Toast as the BBC launches 'Toast of Tinseltown'
# 324: Our Top 10 Shows of 2021
December 30, 2021 15:35 - 2 hours - 293 MBLuke and Matt countdown their individual Top 10 shows of the year. Plus, there's a BoxMaster of The Year and we look at the Top 10's of our site contributors.
# 323: A Very British Scandal, Around the World in 80 Days, The Girl Before
December 27, 2021 23:17 - 54 minutes - 124 MBMatt is joined by site contributors Sarah Kennedy and Will Barber-Taylor to review BBC One dramas, The Girl Before, Around the World in 80 Days and A Very British Scandal. As well as BBC Two's The Mezzotint.
# 322: Our BUMPER Christmas Special.
December 20, 2021 17:35 - 2 hours - 284 MBFor our BUMPER Christmas special, we're joined by special guests. Site contributor Sophie Davies joins us to relive the 1996 festive episode of Top Of the Pops (hosted by the Spice Girls) Dawn Glen from the TV Ship Yard podcast to watch the dinnerladies Christmas Special which aired in 1999 the boys from The Walford Weekly Podcast join us to discuss the importance of soaps at Christmas and how they can stay relevant in a world of disparate viewing. We also welcome back to the podcast Gary and...
#321: Landscapers, You Don't Know Me, Yellowjackets
December 06, 2021 22:19 - 1 hour - 149 MBMatt and Luke are joined by Sarah Kennedy to review Sky's black comedic drama Landscapers. BBC1's new crime drama You Don't Know Me, Sky Atlantic's drama Yellowjackets and Peacock's updated version of Saved By the Bell.
#320: Crime, Tiger King 2, The Beatles: Get Back
November 30, 2021 00:44 - 44 minutes - 102 MBWith Luke away, Matt is joined by site contributor Will Barber-Taylor to review BritBox original Crime, the return of Tiger King on Netflix and Peter Jackson's epic documentary series The Beatles: Get Back which is available in full on Disney+
#319:In My Skin, Dopesick, Girls5eva
November 22, 2021 23:13 - 1 hour - 150 MBLuke and Matt are joined by site contributor Mo Walker to review Series 1 & 2 of BBC comedy drama In My Skin, Dopesick from Star on Disney+ and upcoming Peacock comedy Girls5eva.
#318: The Tower, Close to Me and Dalgleish
November 09, 2021 13:26 - 46 minutes - 106 MBWe're joined by site contributor Will Barber-Taylor to review ITV's The Tower, Channel 4's Close to Me and Channel 5's adaptation of Dalgleish.