The Custard TV Podcast
By Luke Knowles
Reviews 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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TV Time Machine # 8: April 1999: ER,The Last Train, The Adam & Joe Show, Families at War.
Matt and Luke hop aboard the Time Machine to April 1999. Going back to see Clooney's last appearance in ER. The time the BBC gave Vic & Bob their own Saturday night show. The time everyone was frozen and chased by hungry dogs in ITV's The Last Tr… -
# 426: Feud: Capote Vs The Swans, Franklin, Baby Reindeer and Mammoth
Matt and Dawn are joined by Mo Walker to review 4 new shows. This week's lineup looks like this. The second installment of Ryan Murphy's anthology series Feud arrives on Disney+ starring Tom Hollander as Truman Captoe. Michael Douglas stars as Benja… -
# 425: The Regime, Ripley, Sugar,Race Across The World
Luke joins Matt and Dawn to review 4 brand new shows debuting this week. This week's show appears to be sponsored by the letter R with The Regime from HBO and Sky Atlantic, Ripley on Netflix and the return of Race Across The World on BBC One. There i… -
# 424: Renegade Nell, Big Mood, This Town, Fargo Season 4
Matt and Dawn are joined by podcast regular Sarah Kennedy to review Brummie drama This Town on BBC One. The return of Happy Valley's Sally Wainwright with her new swashbuckling series Renegade Nell as well as Channel 4 sitcom Big Mood and Fargo which… -
TV Time Machine 7: March 1999 - Sex and the City, Smack The Pony, The Grimley's and the final House Party
Luke's not well enough for a full trip to March of 1999 aboard the Time Machine. So Dawn Glen bravely joins Matt to examine the TV landscape 25 years ago this month. First, Channel 4 launches HBO's Sex and The City. On ITV, gentle Brummie comedy The … -
#423:Girls5eva, Palm Royale, Manhunt, The Gone
Luke, Matt and Dawn return to review 4 brand new shows debuting this week. First, one of the funniest shows on television as Netflix becomes the new home for Peacock's Girls5eva. Then we travel to the swinging '60s for Apple's confused new comedy dra… -
# 422: The Completely Made up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Mary and George, Things You Should've Done
Matt is joined by podcast regulars Dawn Glen and Sophie Davies to review 3 shows of the week. The team review Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin which Noel Fielding fans are sure to love. Anarchic historical drama Mary … -
TV Time Machine: February 1999 - Queer as Folk, Mrs Merton & Malcolm and Days likeThis.
Matt and Luke jump aboard the TV Time Machine to travel to February 1999. Luke has moved to California and has joined his school newspaper, spotting celebs at the Virgin Megastore. Matt is rehearsing for the school show. Meanwhile, on television, Rus… -
#421: Breathtaking, The Way, Constellation, Boarders
Matt is joined by podcaster Suky Khakh and Dawn Glen to review four new shows that aired this week. ITV's three-parter that promises to tell the COVID story we haven't heard called Breathtaking. There's also anarchic Welsh drama The Way on BBC One an… -
# 420: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, One Day, Alice & Jack, The New Look
Writer and fellow podcaster Elaine Gregson joins Matt and Luke to review 4 brand new shows. Three with a loved-up theme for Valentines' 2024 and one with 'fashion Nazis' They review the surprising Mr. & Mrs. Smith from Donald Glover and starring…
