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Pilot TV
From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, Pilot TV is your essential guide to every TV show that matters, providing a weekly rundown of all the new must-see TV shows dropping across streaming, terrestrial, satellite, cable, and beyond. Join Empire's James Dyer, Heat's Boyd Hilton, Steph Seelan, and Kay Ribeiro as they bring you breaking TV news, reviews of the week's major shows, and interviews with some of the biggest names in TV.
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Episodes
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#133 - This Time With Alan Partridge, Shadow And Bone, Viewpoint, and The Mosquito Coast
*Note: This episode's interview with Noel Clarke has been removed in light of the recent accusations of sexual misconduct.* On this week's show we get into…
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#132 - Mare Of Easttown, Starstruck, and Rush. Featuring Ron D. Moore
Battlestar Galactica creator Ron D. Moore joins us on the show this week to talk For All Mankind. Plus we celebrate Kate Winslet’s triumphant return to the…
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#131 - Leonardo, Too Close, and Frank Of Ireland
This week's show sees us joining Aidan Turner in Milan for Da Vinci drama Leonardo on Amazon, watching Emily Watson and Denise Gough go head-to-head in ITV's…
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#130 - Them, Wellington Paranormal, and Intruder
Assuming you're able to rouse yourself from a chocolate-induced coma this Easter Monday, we have a similarly sugar-fuelled episode of the podcast for you as we…
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#129 - The Irregulars, Keeping Faith, and The Syndicate
On this week's show we take a trip back to Victorian London for Netflix's YA-themed Sherlock show The Irregulars, plus a jaunt to Wales for the final series of…
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#128 - The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, and Hausen
If your week could be measurably improved by the sound of Terri quacking uncontrollably then you’re in luck, because there’s an abundance of duck sound effects…
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#127 - The Flight Attendant, Calls, and Line Of Duty
AC-12 is back in the house this week as we catch up with all the latest Ted Hastings developments in Line Of Duty series 6 on BBC1 (NOTE: contains no spoilers…
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126 - Grace, neXt, and Love In The Time Of Corona
James and Terri made a Faustian pact in advance of this week’s show, which leads to a rather unexpected instalment of What We’ve Been Watching. Then we then…
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#125 - Your Honor, Dollface, and The Walking Dead
On this week's show we find ourselves in the familiar scenario of watching a law abiding Bryan Cranston abandon his regular life for one of crime in Sky’s Your…
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#124 - Big Sky, Unforgotten, and Love Victor
Star launches on Disney+ this week and we sift through the launch releases on that service, which involves finding out what Lagertha the shieldmaiden is up to…
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#123 - Behind Her Eyes, Bloodlands, and For All Mankind
Finger-wagging abounds on this week's show as we manage to fall into an argument/therapy-session over why each of us are the way we are with regard to telly…
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The West Wing Spoiler Special, featuring Aaron Sorkin
We've been threatening to do it for weeks and now we've finally delivered. Here, for your listening pleasure, is a Pilot TV spoiler special dedicated to the…
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#122 - Soulmates, Can't Get You Out Of My Head, and The Vanishing At the Cecil Hotel
On this week's show we're looking for true love in Amazon Prime's new anthology drama, Soulmates, investigating a true crime mystery in The Vanishing At the…
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#121 - ZeroZeroZero, Ramy, and The Drowning
On the show this week we take a look Andrea Riseborough and Gabriel Byrne's drug-smuggling thriller ZeroZeroZero on Sky Atlantic, track down a missing person…
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#120 - Marcella, Resident Alien, and Damien. Featuring Anna Friel
Anna Friel joins us on this week's show to talk about the third season of Marcella, which makes its belated UK debut on ITV this week. Plus Terri goes…
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#119 - WandaVision, It's A Sin, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. With guest host Russell T. Davies
On this week's show telly legend and Doctor Who pioneer Russell T. Davies joins us as guest host when we take a trip back to the 1950s for Marvel/I Love Lucy…
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# 118 - Servant, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Briarpatch, and Finding Alice
On this week's show we’re joining Luke Evans in the hunt for a Welsh serial killer in ITV’s The Pembrokeshire Murders, finding out how baby Jericho’s holding…
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#117 - The Stand, Cobra Kai, and A Discovery Of Witches
Happy New Year to you all! And what better way to celebrate than to hear Terri once again concede that a show James has banged on about endlessly is actually…
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Cobra Kai Special, Featuring Ralph Macchio & William Zabka
You didn't think we'd leave you all Christmas with no Pilot TV podcast did you? With the long-awaited Season 3 of Cobra Kai mere days away, we bring you this…
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#116 - Black Narcissus, The Serpent, and Motherland Christmas Special. Featuring Nicola Coughlan
Derry Girl Nicola Coughlan joins us on this the final regular Pilot podcast of 2020 to talk about sexy bodice-ripper Bridgerton. Meanwhile, the rest of the…
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#115 - The Wilds, Euphoria, and The Expanse
The Expanse returns this week, much to Terri and Boyd's bemusement - but don't worry, James is on hand to Beltersplain everything as needed. We also dive into…
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Review Of The Year 2020
2020 has been quite a year. A global pandemic, political upheaval and most of us being forced to spend large chunks of it under virtual house arrest. However…
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#114 - Raised By Wolves, Tin Star, and Power Book II: Ghosts
It's the moment you've all been waiting for: we make Terri sit through HBO's near-impenetrable hard sci-fi series Raised By Wolves (not to be confused with…
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#113 - For Life, Trickster, and The Queen's Gambit
We resisted for weeks but we've finally relented and agreed to give Netflix's The Queen's Gambit the full review treatment it deserves. Plus we head behind…
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#112 - The Good Lord Bird, Lovers Rock, and We Are Who We Are
Pilot TV's bellend-in-chief has taken a rare holiday this week leaving Terri in the hot seat and welcoming Amon Warmann onto the team as they watch Ethan Hawke…
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#111 - The Crown, Industry, and Small Axe
It's time to get down with The Crown on this week's show as we take in the uncanny glory that is Gillian Anderson's superlative Margaret Thatcher. Plus we get…
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#110 - The Mandalorian, The Vow, and His Dark Materials
Baby Yoda returns this week as we're finally able to review The Mandalorian Season 2 on Disney+. We also catch up with Lyra and Pantalaimon in the second…
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#109 - The Undoing, Truth Seekers, and The Sister. Featuring Russell Tovey.
Russell Tovey makes his triumphant return to the podcast this week, taking about Neil Cross' new show, The Sister on ITV. Plus we find out if Nick Frost is…
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#108 - Star Trek: Discovery, Out Of Her Mind, and Twenties. Featuring Nick Frost.
It's a momentous episode this week as, after 107 episodes of James banging on about it, Terri finally watched The West Wing. What's more, she reviews the show…
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#107 - The Right Stuff, Roadkill, and Warrior
James discovers the joy of Cobra Kai this week, having finally accepted Netflix's glorious Karate Kid spinoff series into his heart, meanwhile Terri anoints…
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#106 - The Haunting Of Bly Manor, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and Adult Material
Zombies! Ghosts! Porn stars! We've got a little something for everyone on this week's show as we tackle The Walking Dead: World Beyond, Netflix's The Haunting…
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#105 - Brave New World, Life, and The Comey Rule
It's a Brave New World this week as we immerse ourselves in the new adaptation of Aldous Huxley's dystopian sci-fi novel, plus we get a Life with the BBC's new…
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#104 - Utopia, Ghosts, and Evil
Gillian Flynn's long-awaited remake of Dennis Kelly's Utopia lands with us this week, along with the second series of the Horrible History crew's spirited…
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#103 - The Third Day, Ratched, Criminal, and Des
Dennis Kelly joins us on the show this week to talk about his audacious new multi-part drama (with a live event, no less) The Third Day, plus we get back into…
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#102 - High Fidelity, The Duchess, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, and The Singapore Grip. Featuring David Morrissey
David Morrissey is our guest on this week's show, talking about his new series, The Singapore Grip, which we also review. What's more, after an eternity's…
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#101 - Young Wallander, Away, and Two Weeks To Live
Beth is back and mercifully audible this week as we dive into Netflix's Young Wallander, take a trip to Mars with Hillary Swank in Away, and see Maisie…
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#100 - The Boys, Strike, and I Hate Suzie. With guest host Tom Ellis
Lucifer himself, Mr Tom Ellis, joins us as guest host for our 100th episode! We chat about everything from playing the lord of hell to his love for Battlestar…
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#99 - Lovecraft Country, Teenage Bounty Hunters, and Famalam
James is off this week so in comes Beth Webb who delights us with her axe wielding (she plays guitar), as we review the monstrously exciting Lovecraft Country…
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#98 - Ted Lasso, Dirty John, and Mandy
We're returning to Dirty John this week with a second series of that anthology show, which no longer features anyone named John, and returning to The First…
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#97 - The Deceived, Harlots, and Little Birds. Featuring Lisa McGee
Get those headphones on and send the kids to bed for this special illicit sex-themed episode of the Pilot TV podcast where we not only visit Samantha Morton's…
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#96 - The Umbrella Academy, Prodigal Son, Anthony, and Muppets Now
It's umbrellas at the ready this week as we dive headfirst into Season 2 of Netflix's batty superhero series, The Umbrella Academy. And speaking of demented…
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#95 - Cursed, A Suitable Boy, and Fort Salem
We're all about the witches this week as we unearth our belated review of Netflix's Arthurian epic, Cursed, and then sign up for Wiccan boot camp and the…
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#94 - The Plot Against America and Condor
We are cursed by embargoes this week as Netflix's latest show, Cursed, demands our lips stay sealed for another week, however we are able to talk about David…
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#93 - P-Valley, Mrs America, Little Voice, and... Warrior Nun!
It's the episode you've all been waiting for - the show in which we *finally* review Warrior Nun, AKA the greatest TV show ever made. We also delve into the…
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#92 - Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Hanna, and The Kemps: All True
Malevolent demons, pint-sized assassins and Spandau Ballet are the topics on this week's show as we review Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels, Season 2 of Amazon's…
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#91 - Perry Mason, Insecure, and Talking Heads. Featuring Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer is our guest on this week's show, chatting about her new series, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels, and reminiscing about Game Of Thrones…
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#90 - The Sinner, The Great, and The Luminaries
This week's show is brought to you in association with the definite article as we catch up with Bill Pullman in season 3 of The Sinner, head off to 18th…
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#89 - I May Destroy You, Betty, Hillary, and The Salisbury Poisonings
On this week's show we’re breaking out the skateboards and pulling off some righteous grinds with HBO’s Betty, heading to Wiltshire and being incredibly…
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#88 - Alex Rider, The First Team, Cardinal, and The Other One. Featuring Vicky McClure
Vicky McClure joins us this week to talk about Amazon's Alex Rider, which we also review. Plus you get a (slightly belated) review of The First Team, our…
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#87 - Snowpiercer, Space Force, and We Hunt Together. Featuring Will Arnett
Will Arnett joins us on the podcast this week as we lace up and hit the pitch for The First Team: his new comedy from the creators of The Inbetweeners. We also…
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#86 - Little Fires Everywhere, Homecoming, and Pandora
We didn't start the fire... but we're pretty sure we know who did in Amazon's Little Fires Everywhere. Plus we try desperately to figure out what in creation…
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#85 - I Know This Much Is True, Hightown, and Dave
It's a double dose of Mark Ruffalo this week as he takes on twin duties in HBO’s preternaturally depressing adaptation of Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is…
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#84 - Hollywood, The Eddy, and Brassic
All three of us take the opportunity this week to gush liberally over our experiences watching the rest of Normal People (Marianne! Connell! All the feels!)…
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#83 - Trying, Upload, Stumptown, Code 404, and Blood
On this week's show, Empire's Chris Hewitt parachutes in to join Boyd in giving Better Call Saul some long overdue love. Plus we look at parenting with Rafe…
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#82 - After Life, Gangs Of London, Normal People, and Defending Jacob. Featuring Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais is our guest on this week's show in a truly mammoth interview with Boyd about series 2 of After Life. As well as reviewing that show, we also…
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#81 - Devs, Killing Eve, Quiz, Run and Bosch. Featuring Matthew Macfadyen & Sian Clifford
Matthew Macfadyen & Sian Clifford stop by the pod this week to discuss ITV's Quiz. Plus it's wall-to-wall reviews as we make up for last week's leaner slate…
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#80 - Red Dwarf: The Promised Land, Alma's Not Normal, and (not) Killing Eve
It's only smegging Red Dwarf on the podcast this week — a show that Terri had never seen before this *feature-length* episode, much to James and Boyd's…
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#79 - Save Me Too, Tales From The Loop, and Home Before Dark
The magnificent Lennie James returns to our screens (in a bright yellow puffer jacket, naturally) having written a follow-up to 2018's brilliant Save Me. And…
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#78 - The Mandalorian, Veronica Mars, Hitmen, and Ozark
It's here! The first socially distanced Pilot TV podcast is live, and not only is it business as usual for Pilot TV during the current pandemic but we also see…
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#77 - Belgravia, The English Game, and Feel Good
It's a Julian Fellowes double-bill this week as we sit down to high tea with some posh socialites in Belgravia and then set about scoring goals against posh…