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38 minutes | Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Will the Magic Kingdom soon have a new owner in Elon Musk? What if anything is wrong Gregg Wallace's much maligned Saturday routine? These two questions answered, plus who will win the battle between Universal Music Group and TikTok? Richard and Marina getting into these topics on this edition of The Rest Is Entertainment. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Richard - The Dog House (Channel 4) Marina - Macbeth (Donmar Theatre) 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https:/...
32 minutes | Thursday, 8 February 2024
What is the fallout when a guest goes wild on TV or radio? How genuine are recommendation quotes on books? And bizarre green room behaviour plus a much needed correction around Bob The Builder. Richard and Marina are back answering more of your questions on The Rest Is Entertainment. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
43 minutes | Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Channel 4 has announced big job cuts, where will it find it's next hit? Could Mr Beast be about to move from YouTube to the mainstream? And why are so many films and TV shows being shelved despite being finished? All that on this week's The Rest Is Entertainment with Marina Hyde and Richard Osman. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Richard - The Newsreader (iPlayer) Maria - The Zone of Interest (Cinema) 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s r...
35 minutes | Thursday, 1 February 2024
How genuine are the reactions we see? How do you go about pitching a show? And how are the winners of The Traitors, Bake Off, MasterChef and others kept secret? Richard and Marina pull back the curtain on entertainment and answer your questions. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
37 minutes | Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Netflix sign up WWE in a multi-billion dollar deal, but why? Should people be as upset as they are about Margot Robbie's Barbie Oscars nomination snub and finally, inside Jeff Bezozs 60th birthday party. All that and a little bit more on The Traintors with Marina and Richard on this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about ...
25 minutes | Thursday, 25 January 2024
The art of filming managers on the touchline, why are antique shows addictive viewing, does cheating in quiz shows ever happen regularly, and what are the chances of Bullseye returning to prime time? Marina Hyde and Richard Osman work through those burning entertainment questions and more. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 minutes | Tuesday, 23 January 2024
With the demise of Pitchfork where next for music criticism? Will you be sampling Brooklyn Beckham's cooking on Uber Eats? And with women dominating the book charts, the box office and music - when will the world wake up and recognise their true worth? Join Richard and Marina as they navigate these topics on this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Richard - Memento Mori (iPlayer) Maria - The Boy & The Heron / American Fiction / The Hold...
20 minutes | Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Bonus episode! The Traitors comes to its conclusion this week. Richard and Marina give their rundown on the series so far, and who could be walking away victorious... Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
33 minutes | Thursday, 18 January 2024
Which muppets are Richard and Marina's favourites? In a world of streaming could we ever have another Top Of The Pops? Plus, newspaper columnists. Why do some get the column inches they do? Those questions and many more answered in this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment, get your question in via therestisentertainment@gmail.com Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!  Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recomm...
47 minutes | Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Has Gladiators won the Saturday night ratings war with a splash of nostalgia? Talking of nostalgia, do we need more holographic tours of dead musicians in light of the news that George Michael may well be heading to a stage near you soon? Talking of ghosts, is there an issue in the world of literature with celebrities taking credit for ghost written books? Richard and Marina dig into it all on this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment.  Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!  Twitter: @restisents Email: there...
37 minutes | Thursday, 11 January 2024
Who pays for the prize pot and how much can contestants really win on quiz shows? Food - are the judges on MasterChef eating reheated dishes? And what is behind the success of Mrs Brown's Boys? Those and more of your questions answered by Richard and Marina in this episode. 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
50 minutes | Tuesday, 9 January 2024
It may have been 25 years since branch managers were convicted of theft and fraud, but the four-part ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has renewed public interest in the scandal. Richard and Marina explain the slowburn of the story and why entertainment can play a key role in keeping stories in the public eye. Luke Littler was a tale that kept people glued to the darts over Christmas, but what can darts tell us about sport in general, plus Marina and Richard's favourite show The Traitor's returns and Richard has a plan on how he'd win plus The Golden Globes kicks off awards season. 🌏 ...
40 minutes | Tuesday, 2 January 2024
Welcome to the first episode of The Rest Is Entertainment of 2024. Richard and Marina give their rundown of what their excited by in the year ahead across TV, movies, books and theatre. Richard also explains why longstanding titles such as A Question of Sport get cancelled, plus he lets us in on how the writing of his new book is coming along. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guara...
36 minutes | Tuesday, 26 December 2023
We asked, you answered... and then we answered. Its a first Q&A episode. Richard and Marina work through some of your burning questions on the world of entertainment from why do people go on property shows and not buy anything? Has Marina come face to face with anyone she's taken to task in an article? And Richard fills us in on how much of shows such as Have I Got News For You are scripted plus other more Boxing Day tasty entertainment secrets.  Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our ...
40 minutes | Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Marina gives a first hand account of phone hacking and the culture on Fleet Street in the noughties. We delve into Netflix's data dump and explain the rationale of why they're releasing figures now, and with the festive season in full swing Richard and Marina examine the Hallmark Christmas movie production line. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport 🌏 Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/trie It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✅ Learn more about your ad ...
44 minutes | Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Calling all Swifties! Richard and Marina discuss the powerhouse that is Taylor Swift being bestowed TIME Magazine's 'Person of The Year'; Richard breaks down the battle for Christmas number 1 - and provides plenty of musical facts you can claim as your own; plus we reflect on the I'm A Celebrity finale and offer a whole host of book recommendations. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Read David Gann - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Werner Herzog - Every Ma...
42 minutes | Tuesday, 5 December 2023
This week on The Rest Is Entertainment, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde ask if the Marvel franchise has finally met its match in audience superhero fatigue? Which of the Robbie Williams, David Beckham and Ronnie O'Sullivan documentaries come out on top, and the power the late Henry Kissinger wielded in Hollywood... plus how Richard broke Spice Girl Mel C's leg. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com Producer: Neil Fearn Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Recommendations; Richard - Bobby Fingers (YouTube) Marina - Slow Horses (Apple TV) Learn more about...
51 minutes | Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde welcome you to the first episode of The Rest Is Entertainment. Each week they'll explore the world of television, film, books and celebrity gossip. First up for discussion, is Nigel Farage a good booking for I'm a Celebrity? And will a stint in the jungle help his PR? Why did Jeff Bezos agree to an excruciating interview and photoshoot along with fiance Lauren Sánchez in American Vogue? And Richard explains why he loves the new Netflix game show version of Squid Game, while Marina takes a rather different view. Twitter: @restisents Email: therestisentertainme...
8 minutes | Friday, 24 November 2023
Join Richard Osman and Marina Hyde for The Rest Is Entertainment, a brand new podcast from Goalhanger. Expect extra juicy industry stories of TV shows stuck in production hell, what goes on behind the closed doors of writers rooms and some scandalous gossip. The Rest Is Entertainment, coming Tuesday 28th November, follow now so you never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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