On The Box | The TV Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago -Join our intrepid team as they explore the wild lands of television.
With a full complement of snacks and spare batteries for their remote controls, we set out every fortnight to discover what's On The Box.
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On The Box 28 – Michael Parkinson: Zombie Hunter
May 02, 2017 22:11 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBIt’s time for another dose of TV goodness and this week we’re discussing Stephen Merchant and Anna Lee Tipton appearing on The Big Bang Theory, Sesame Street’s new autistic character, Andy Parsons leaving Mock The Week and more. This week we’ve been watching The Returned, New Tricks and the brilliant Stellan Skarsgård in the BBC drama River. #TheReturned #NewTricks #River #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 27 – Alan Sugar's Cream Cakes
May 02, 2017 22:08 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe kick things off this week with the surprising announcement that Stephen Fry is leaving QI. In other news, Donald Glover's “Atlanta” is picked up by FX, “In The Flesh” may get a movie, Donald Trump will appear on Saturday Night Live and more. This week we've been watching Homeland, The Apprentice (UK), Flashpoint, The Flash and The Walking Dead. #Homeland #TheApprentice #Flashpoint #TheFlash #TheWalkingDead #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 26 - Channelling Alan Davies
May 02, 2017 22:03 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBThe eternal battle over the remote control continues this week as we discuss Gogglebox Kids, Time Bandits, the League of Legends World Championship, the return of the Milk Tray person and more. We also take a quiz to see if we’re as smart as the QI elves. This week we’ve been watching Toast of London, Battlestar Galactica: Razer and the final of The Great British Bake-Off. #ToastofLondon #BattlestarGalacticaRazer #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV...
On The Box 25 - 2 Girls, 1 Dalek
May 02, 2017 21:58 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIt’s time to get couch-comfy again as we take another journey into TV land with the Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary, Channel 4’s new “Walter Presents” streaming service, a new Doctor Who spinoff series, Brian Blessed in “Toast of London” and more. This week we’ve been watching more Doctor Who, Star Wars: Rebels, Hunted, The Daily Show, Arrested Development and the semi-finals of The Great British Bake-off. #DoctorWho #StarWarsRebels #Hunted #TheDailyShow #ArrestedDevelopment #TheGreatBritish...
On The Box 24 - You Don't Know Jack
May 02, 2017 21:56 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis week we assemble a crack team of ... people ... who have all spent too much time watching ... things. Let's just call them "observation experts" shall we? In the news this week, the A-Team is getting a TV reboot, Clive Barker’s Weaveworld will get its own series, Dustin Hoffman will star in Medici: Masters of Florence and more. We also discuss ITV’s 60th Anniversary and the shows that have helped the channel last for so long. This week we’ve been watching Doctor Who, Duck Quacks Don’t...
On The Box 23 - The Special Snowflake
May 02, 2017 21:52 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBWe’re back with more news and discussions from the world of the couch potato, including rumours of a “Taken” TV series, the reboot of Hart to Hart, Arnold Schwartzenegger replacing Donald Trump on “The Apprentice” and more. We also get serious for a change and talk about documentaries - are they the new battleground for promoting opinions rather than facts? This week we’ve been watching Hand of God, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Game Changers, a docu-drama about the World War II ra...
On The Box 22 - Soviet Club 7
May 02, 2017 21:47 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBSomehow we managed to put down our remote controls just long enough to discuss the possibility of more Black Mirror, the Grand Theft Auto/Rockstar biopic "Game Changers", Rowan Atkinson as French detective Maigret, NFL on BBC and more. This week we’ve been watching more Sons of Anarchy, Hannibal, Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish, New Tricks and Rick & Morty. #SonsofAnarchy #Hannibal #DaveGormansModernLifeIsGoodish #NewTricks #Rick&Morty #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews...
On The Box 21 - Curse Those Smudgit Butts
May 02, 2017 21:44 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThe gang return for more irreverent discussions about the new BBC sci-fi TV series based on Chine Mieville’s book "The City and the City", Sue Perkins arguing with the Culture Secretary, Barack Obama appearing on Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Spongebob: The Musical and more. This week we’ve been watching The Strain, Doctor Who Series 9, Suits and The Great British Menu. #TheStrain #DoctorWho #Suits #TheGreatBritish_Menu #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcas...
On The Box 20 - Recreational Vikings
May 02, 2017 21:38 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThe boisterous lounge spuds don their horned hats and vegetate as they discuss the latest news from in the world of the idiot box including the possible return of Blackadder and The Krypton Factor, Davina Maccall's "time-travel makeover" show and more. This week we’ve been watching The Saturday Night Story, Parks & Recreation, Vikings, the Belgian Grand Prix, the World Athletics Championship and Match of the Day. #TheSaturdayNightStory #Parks&Recreation #Vikings #theBelgianGrandPrix #theWo...
On The Box 19 - The Gentleman's Gentleman
May 02, 2017 21:30 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBJoin the couch potatoes this week as they discuss a new TV series called Powerless set in the DC universe, Britain’s Got Talent's OfCom troubles, the possibility of a new series of the British TV show The Avengers, the Absolutely Fabulous movie and more. This week we’ve been watching New Tricks, Safeword, Only Connect, Hive Minds and Once Upon A Time. #NewTricks #Safeword #OnlyConnect #HiveMinds #OnceUponATime #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 18 - It's Got A Widget
May 02, 2017 21:09 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBReturning for yet more TV goodness, on this episode we discuss the possibility of an emoji game show, New York lawyers and trial-by-combat, the new reality TV series "Hunted", The Stig's new driving series and more. This week we've been watching Friends, Sons of Anarchy, Taskmaster and The Great British Bake-Off. #Friends #SonsofAnarchy #Taskmaster #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 17 - One Pharoah And His Sheep-Dragon
May 02, 2017 21:06 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThe reprobates return for more shenanigans, and in between we discuss the addition of Max Von Sydow and Ian McShane to the "Game of Thrones" roster, "Lip-Sinc Battle's" transition to the U.K., the possible return of "Married With Children", The Great British Bake-off: The Professionals and more. This week we've been watching Dragon's Den, Flockstars and Tut. #Dragons_Den #Flockstars #Tut #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 16 - You Won't Like Me When I'm Pouty
May 02, 2017 21:02 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBThe usual gaggle of miscreants converge to discuss the latest television news including the termination of Hulk Hogan's WWE contract, Season 5 of Arrested Development, the winner of Celebrity Masterchef 2015 and more. We also suggest a few celebrity reality TV shows that we'd like to see. This week we've been watching Dead Set, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Casualty and Ripper Street. #DeadSet #WhoseLineIsItAnyway #Casualty #RipperStreet #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #C...
On The Box Episode 15 - Now With Added Godzilla
May 01, 2017 23:21 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBAndy tries to distract us this week by silently gyrating in the corner. In other news, the Government thinks Strictly Come Dancing is better value for money than The Voice, MTV announce a new addition to the "Shore" franchise, the final series of Peep Show is announced and more. This week we've been watching Agent Carter and Empire. #Agent_Carter #Empire #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 14 - The Following Program May Cause Brain-rot
May 01, 2017 23:15 - 1 hour - 83 MBThe gang's all here so join us as we discuss the TV announcements from San Diego Comic-Con on this slightly extended episode. In other news. BBC News 24 could go online only, the government's review of the BBC's output could lead to The Voice being axed, the return of The Brittas Empire and more. This week we've been watching Scream: The TV Series, The Walking Dead, the German version of Judge Judy (we're not sure what it's called either), Celebrity Masterchef and Dark Matter. #ScreamTheTV...
On The Box 13 - World Cups and Waterloos
May 01, 2017 22:53 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWe've got a lot of things to discuss on this episode including Donald Trump's lawsuit against NBC, the cancellation of AD: The Bible Continues, the introduction of a new famous literary character in Penny Dreadful and more. This week we've been watching Sean Bean on Waterloo and the Women's Football World Cup. #Waterloo #WomensFootballWorld_Cup #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts
On The Box 12 - Strange Old Men With Magic Elephants
May 01, 2017 22:49 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBWe kick off this week's show with the sad news that Parick Macnee - who most famously played the role of John Steed in the British TV series The Avengers - passed away at the age of 93. In other news, Donald Trump gets fired by NBC, Peep show gets U.S. remake, the BBC loses the Olympic Games from 2022, consider hundreds of job cuts and are told by the Trust to forget about a +1 service. Other stuff happened as well. This week we've been watching the last episode of Top Gear featuring Jeremy...
On The Box 11 - Channel Hopping In A Bastard Trench
May 01, 2017 22:47 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBOn this episode we discuss the "return" of The Crystal Maze, the "10-year" future of the TV license, Alan Titchmarsh's trench demonstration and all sorts of other shenanigans. This week we've been watching Person of Interest, Channel 4's Humans and the BBC documentary series Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV #Comedy #Podcasts #PersonofInterest #Humans #JapanEarthsEnchanted_Islands
On The Box 10 - Denim Onesies and Bags of Popcorn
April 29, 2017 22:01 - 1 hour - 63 MBOn this week's episode there's another major death in Game of Thrones, the looming possibility of Fame returning to TV screens, the decline of television-based news and more. After that we discuss why TV networks continue to offer very little coverage (or completely ignore), events like E3, Comic-Con, CES and others - even though many of them have a much larger physical attendance and live-streaming audience than music festivals like Glastonbury. This week we've been watching Hannibal, Matt...
On The Box 09 - Meet The Decent Wachowski Project
April 29, 2017 21:28 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBOn this episode Ryan from Cinema Eclectica joins the gang to discuss Channel 4's new foreign language drama service, TFI Friday, another potential Top Gear presenter, ITV's Almost Impossible Game Show and more. This week we've been watching Strikeback: Legacy, Sense8 and Meet the Goldbergs. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV
On The Box 08 - What The Hell Is Gorm Anyway
April 29, 2017 20:38 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBOn this week's episode we discuss UKTV Gold comissioning three new comedies, a petition to cancel the BBC show "Britain's Hardest Grafter", Jason Manford's new topical clip show, the U.S. remake of Doc Martin and more. This week we've been watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Counting Cars and Man Finds Food. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV
On The Box 07 - A Chuckle-off With Sexy Mr Hyde
April 29, 2017 20:18 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBFirst, we apologise for the error in this episode. The Chuckle Brothers were featured on a song by Tinchy Strider, not Tiny Tempah. After some impressions of zombies the bad puns come thick and fast with the news that David Hasslehoff wants to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, the cancellation of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, ITV's new "sexy" take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and more. We also discuss the contestants and coverage in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. This week we've been wa...
On The Box 06 - The Fibre Channel Keeps You Regular
April 29, 2017 19:32 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBSo the former Top Gear presenters want to take their show on the road, BBC's Atlantis was deemed a failure, Neil Patrick Harris will host Best Night Ever - the U.S. version of Saturday Night Takeaway, The Daily Show leaves Comedy Central and other stuff. All sorts of things happened this week so join us as we provide our own rather odd perspective on comedy panel shows and recent events in Televisionland. This week we've been watching Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Shark - BBC's recent nat...
On The Box 05 - Lie Back And Think Of The Hoff
April 29, 2017 19:22 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThis week we discuss The Hoff's new TV show "Hoff The Record", James Martin's new cooking show, Snoop Dogg's opinion of Game of Thrones, Australia taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest (we're still not sure how this works), the BAFTAs and more. This week we've been watching Ross Noble's Freewheeling, Murder in Successville and the mediocrity that was the General Election - which turned into a marathon of the old U.S. comedy series Titus. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Revie...
On The Box 04 - Chairs and Viking Funerals
April 29, 2017 19:09 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBFollowing on from last week's look at British comedy, this week we travel across the pond to see what humour is like in America. In the news we find out more about Idriss Elba's new series, more Top Gear presenter rumours abound, there will be two new series of Red Dwarf and more. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV
On The Box 03 - You Fight Like Joe 90
April 29, 2017 18:57 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOn this week's show we find time among the tangents to discuss the ongoing saga that is "who will present Top Gear", the death of Sky 3D, the new champion of Masterchef and more. We also dive into the world of British comedy to see if there's still anything good. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV
On the Box 02 - Hairy Ice Cream
April 29, 2017 18:49 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBThis week we have a hankering for ice cream - well, at least one of us does. In the news we discuss the possibility of a Galaxy Quest TV series, the growth of internet TV and more. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV
On the Box 01 - This Pilot Smells Funny
April 29, 2017 18:43 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBWelcome to On The Box - the TV discussion program from The Geek Show that is presented by a gang of semi-reprobates with far too much time on their hands. With news and discussions about TV shows new and old, join the guys as they discuss the strange moving images contained inside those magical boxes of entertainment. Oh, and we tangent HARD! You have been warned. #OnTheBox #Television #TheGeekShow #News #Reviews #TV