The Custard TV Podcast

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 Train and the time Adam & Joe sent Adam's dad to meet Coolio in The Adam & Joe Show. There's also a look at the headlines and a test on the biggest Chart hits.

# 456: 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 line-up looks like this. The second instalment of Ryan Murphy's anthology series Feud arrives on Disney+ starring Tom Hollander as Truman Capote. Michael Douglas stars as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV's surprisingly upbeat min series Franklin. Elsewhere, Netflix has tense stalking 'comedy' Baby Reindeer and Mike Bubbins stars in BBC Two's new comedy Mammoth.

There's also discussion on Fallout on Prime Video, Doctor Who and Big Mood.

 

# 455: 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 is one outlier in Sugar the new genre-bending crime thriller from Apple TV+. Elsewhere there are discussions on Big Mood and a lively debate/argument/discussion on whether reviewers should be allowed to base their opinions on a twist a show does. 

# 454: Renegade Nell, Big Mood, This Town, Fargo Season 4

Matt and Dawn are joined by 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 returned quietly towards the end of last year on Prime Video. 

There's also discussion on Extraordinary, Things You Should Have Done, Girls5eva and terrible subtitles.

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 Grimleys starred written by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio. Channel 4 launches female led sketch show Smack the Pony whilst the BBC waves goodbye to one of their biggest hits of the decade, as Noel hosts one final (slightly bitter) House Party.

#453: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 drama Palm Royale. Staying with Apple, we look at historical drama Manhunt, which charts the hunt for Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth. Finally, the trio review BBC Four's new acquisition a strange hybrid crime drama which dips its toes in both Ireland and New Zealand in the oddly titled, The Gone.

There's also discussion on series 2 of Extraordinary over on Disney+, Things You Should Have Done on iPlayer, Ted on Sky Max and Fargo Season 5 available on Prime Video.

# 452: The Completely Made up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Mary and George, Things You Should've Done

Matt is joined by 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 and George from Sky Atlantic and comedy from internet sensation Lucia Keskin Things You Should Have Done which is available in full on BBC iPlayer.

There's also discussion on the 'celebrities' braving the Big Brother House this time in Primetime for ITV1.  Also, Dawn finishes One Day on Netflix and Matt champions BBC Three Boarders.

TV Time Machine #6 : 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, Russell T Davies breaks new ground with Channel 4 drama Queer as Folk. Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash resurrect Mrs Merton for her own sitcom. Then, ITV adapt hit US comedy, That 70's Show, which was adapted by two then unknown writers named Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong for Days like These.

Finally, Matt tests Luke on what was big in the UK charts in February.