Telly Visions: The Podcast
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 66 ratingsTelly Visions is a podcast about British television and culture, by people who love British television and culture. A product of WETA’s Telly Visions website, we’re here to dig deep into all the things Anglophiles care about, from period dramas to mysteries to Doctor Who and more.
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216: Apple TV+'s Manhunt
April 23, 2024 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss Apple TV+'s Manhunt, a very American period drama about the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination that's bursting with British actors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
215: Mary and George
April 16, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBContributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the racy new Starz period drama "Mary and George", which recounts the story of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, and her family's rise to prominence during the reign of King James I. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
214: Mr. Bates vs the Post Office
April 09, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBContributor Megan Vick joins the ladies to discuss the smash U.K. drama Mr. Bates vs the Post Office and the real-life case that inspired the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
213: Time Season 2
April 02, 2024 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBContributor Emma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss the second season of BritBox's prestige prison drama anthology series Time, which is even thornier and more complicated than its excellent first outing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
212: Alice & Jack
March 26, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBContributor Marni Cerise joins the ladies to discuss Alice & Jack, an awkward contemporary romance between two tragically toxic people that's a surprisingly poor fit for Masterpiece. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
211: Nolly
March 19, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the new Masterpiece series Nolly and the real-life story of actress Noele Gordon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
210: BritBox's Murder Is Easy
March 12, 2024 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBContributor Marni Cerise joins the ladies to dig into BritBox's latest Agatha Christie adaptation, a thoroughly modern if somewhat brisk adaptation of Murder Is Easy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
209: Spring Preview 2024
March 05, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBThe ladies look ahead to everything British coming our way this spring from the returns of Call the Midwife and Extraordinary to the premieres of Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office, Mary & George, Scoop, and more. (Plus, Lacy has some Big Feelings about that devastating Miss Scarlet & The Duke news.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
208: PBS Winter Finales: Miss Scarlet & The Duke and All Creatures Great and Small
February 27, 2024 06:15 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBWe're back! Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a discussion of the most recent seasons of Miss Scarlet & The Duke and All Creatures Great & Small. What worked? What didn't? And what just made everybody mad? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Telly Visions Is on a Road Trip to the TCAs
February 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.49 MBWe're sad to inform you that you won't be getting a new episode from us this week --- but it's for a good reason! The ladies are in Los Angeles for the Television Critics Association's winter press tour and will be back next week with all the scoop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
207: British Movies: Saltburn
February 06, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss one of the most controversial films of this awards season: Emerald Fennell's Saltburn, a disturbing and decadent social satire draped in serious Brideshead Revisited vibes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
206: Classics Revisited: Far From the Madding Crowd
January 30, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBFor our latest Classics Revisited installment, the ladies dive into the relatively recent 2015 feature film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd in honor of the classic novel's 150th anniversary See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
205: Funny Woman
January 23, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the new PBS dramedy Funny Woman, a story of a female comedian who wants to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of entertainment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
204: All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 Premiere
January 16, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBContributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to dig into the cozy comfort of All Creatures Great and Small Season 4, as James and Helen contemplate parenthood and Siegfried misses Tristan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
203: The Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 4 Premiere
January 09, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBThe ladies discuss the Miss Scarlet & The Duke Season 4 premiere and debate how long the show can keep going back to the same narrative well before something has to change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
202: Everything We Loved In 2023
January 02, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBContributors Emma O'Neill-Dietel and Janet Mullany join the ladies to kick off the new year with one last look at the one we just left behind. Here are our favorite things we saw in 2023, and what we're looking forward to in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
201: The Crown Season 6
December 26, 2023 05:20 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the final season of The Crown and whether it does justice to the story of Queen Elizabeth II. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
200: BritBox's Archie with Jason Isaacs
December 19, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBActor Jason Isaacs joins the ladies to discuss BritBox's four-part series Archie, a biographical drama that explores the man behind the myth of all-American heartthrob Cary Grant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
199: The Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials
December 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBContributor Emma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss Doctor Who's trio of 60th anniversary specials, from David Tennant's return to Ncuti Gatwa's debut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
198: The Great British Baking Show Season 14
December 05, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBThe ladies dive into the latest season of The Great British Baking Show, from their favorite contestants to the unsubtle specter of Paul Hollywood's influence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
197: Everything We Missed In 2023
November 28, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBThe ladies dig into the some of the best programs we didn't get the chance to talk about in-depth this year, from Hotel Portofino and The Diplomat to The Law According to Lidia Poet and Planet Earth III. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
196: World on Fire Season 2 Finale
November 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBContributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a discussion of the second season of World War II drama World on Fire --- the stories that worked, the ones that didn't, and everything in between. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
195: Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers
November 14, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThe ladies have divided opinions about Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers, a colorful, loud, and imperfect new adaptation of Edith Wharton's unfinished final novel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
194: Classics Revisited: The Queen
November 07, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBOur Classics Revisited series looks back at the 2006 film The Queen, which won Helen Mirren an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II and kickstarted a narrative cycle that Peter Morgan will conclude with the final season of The Crown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
193: The Gilded Age Season 2
October 31, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBThe ladies discuss the second season of Julian Fellowes' lavish American period drama The Gilded Age, a story of pettiness , excess, and amazing hats in late nineteenth-century New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
192: Annika Season 2
October 24, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBThe ladies dig into the second season of crime drama Annika, which features more Nicola Walker, more literary references, and more murders around the waterways of Glasgow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
191: World on Fire Season 2 Premiere
October 17, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBContributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the return of World War II period drama World on Fire, and all the changes that have take place between seasons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
190: Unforgotten Season 5 Finale
October 10, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBThe ladies dig into the full fifth season of crime drama Unforgotten, from the new dynamic between partners DCI Jess James and DS Sunny Khan to its uncomfortable, overly complicated central mystery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
189: Starstruck Season 3
October 03, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBThe ladies (finally!) dig into the charming Max romantic comedy Starstruck, whose third season ---and somewhat controversial ending --- are a big swerve from its earlier episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
188: Classics Revisited: A Room with a View
September 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBContributor Sophie Brookover joins the ladies to discuss the classic Merchant and Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster's A Room with a View, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith, Daniel Day Lewis, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
187: The Gold
September 19, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThe ladies sample the new Paramount+ drama The Gold, which features an all-star cast and digs into one of the biggest heists in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
186: Van der Valk Season 3
September 12, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBContributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the third season of crime drama Van der Valk, from its new cast additions to the emotional state of Marc Warren's broody lead detective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
185: Unforgotten Season 5 Premiere
September 05, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBThe ladies discuss the return of popular crime drama Unforgotten for Season 5 and the introduction of Sinead Keenan as DCI Jess James. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
184: Fall Preview 2023
August 29, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThe ladies dig into the British programs headed our way this Fall, from the returns of Unforgotten and World on Fire to the premieres of new dramas The Buccaneers and The Gold and the Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
183: British Movies: The Lost King
August 22, 2023 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBOur series on recent British movies you might have missed continues with The Lost King, a charming tale of second chances and the hunt for the grave of King Richard III. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
182: Good Omens Season 2
August 15, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBContributor Emma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss the second season of Prime Video's Good Omens, a romantic, heartbreaking, and ineffable expansion of the world of the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
181: Grantchester Season 8 Finale
August 08, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThe ladies dig into Grantchester Season 8, which sees Will Davenport struggle to process the guilt of causing an accident that took an innocent man's life and the downward spiral that follows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
180: DI Ray Season 1
August 01, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBEmma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to break down the first season of DI Ray, a female-led mystery thriller with limited nuance but loads of potential. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
179: The Lazarus Project
July 25, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBEmma O'Neill-Dietel joins the ladies to discuss the most entertaining British series you probably missed this summer: TNT's time-bending adventure The Lazarus Project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
178: Classics Revisited: The Jewel in the Crown
July 18, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn the latest installment of our Classics Revisited series, the ladies look back at the sprawling 1984 period drama The Jewel in the Crown, a series that still defines British television for many viewers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
177: Grantchester Season 8 Premiere
July 11, 2023 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBThe ladies dig into the premiere of Grantchester Season 8, which sees Will wrestling with the idea of fatherhood as Geordie's superiors start hinting he should retire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
176: The Final Season of Endeavour
July 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBRecapper Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the end of an era: The final three episodes of the popular prequel series "Endeavour" and the conclusion (at least for now) of the Inspector Morse universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
175: The Best of 2023 (So Far)
June 27, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB2023 is (somehow!) half over, so it's time for the ladies to look back on their favorite British programs of the year (so far), from All Creatures Great and Small and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story to Happy Valley and The Great. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
174: Ridley Premiere
June 20, 2023 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThe ladies are joined by Emma O'Neill-Dietel to discuss the PBS premiere of Ridley. Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is called back to advise on a complex and compelling murder case by his replacement and former protege DI Carol Farman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
173: Summer Preview 2023
June 13, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThe ladies dig into the British programs headed our way this summer, from the final season of Endeavour and the premiere of the new mystery series Ridley to the returns of favorites like Grantchester, Good Omens, and Black Mirror. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
172: British Movies: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
June 06, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOur series on recent British movies you might have missed continues as Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a charming fashion-focused fairytale starring Lesley Manville. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
171: The Great Season 3
May 30, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBAfter several failed attempts, the ladies finally make time to dig into Hulu's satirical period drama The Great, an occasionally true story of Russia's Catherine the Great that remains one of the best shows of the streaming era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
170: Tom Jones
May 23, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBRecapper Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the lavish Masterpiece adaptation of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
169: Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
May 16, 2023 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThe ladies dig into the sumptuous Bridgerton prequel, Queen Charlotte, which may well be better than its predecessor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
168: Marie Antoinette Season 1 Finale
May 09, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThe ladies discuss the conclusion of Marie Antoinette's first season and where the show might go in Season 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.