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by BBC Radio 5 Live
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- 🇮🇸IS · Society & Culture#183500 to 3K
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Adults S2 | Turning Point: Generation 9/11 | Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen | The Rainmaker
Aug 31, 2026
1h 05m 17s
Lanterns | You’re Killing Me | The Terror: Devil in Silver
Aug 24, 2026
45m 25s
Buried | My Brilliant Career | Race Against the Tide
Aug 17, 2026
42m 57s
Hit Point | The Shards | The Westies
Aug 10, 2026
47m 18s
Van Der Valk | Ann Droid | Possession
Aug 3, 2026
48m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/31/26 | Adults S2 | Turning Point: Generation 9/11 | Tea with Judi Dench featuring Ian McKellen | The Rainmaker | Naga’s back alongside Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan to review the latest TV releases in this special bumper episode. There’s the second series of the Disney+ comedy Adults, a Gen Z coming-of-age sitcom about a group of 20-somethings living in a house together in New York.From Netflix, there’s the new documentary Turning Point: Generation 9/11, examining the consequences of the World Trade Center attacks twenty five years on. 50% of Americans living today are too young to remember 9/11; but they are the generation processing the consequences of it.On Sky and NOWTV, there’s a new instalment of Tea with Judi Dench, featuring fellow national treasure and longtime friend Sir Ian McKellen. The two legends of stage and screen catch up and reminisce about their long and illustrious careers.Finally, there’s a new adaptation of the bestselling John Grisham novel The Rainmaker, previously adapted into a film in 1997, starring Matt Damon. This version shifts proceedings to the modern day and stars Milo Callaghan (Rivals) as idealistic young lawyer Rudy Baylor. He has to square up against his former employer Leo Drummond (John Slattery) in this courtroom drama.Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say. | 1h 05m 17s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Lanterns | You’re Killing Me | The Terror: Devil in Silver | Emma Vardy sits in for Naga Munchetty in today’s episode of Must Watch, as she joins Scott and Hayley to review the new superhero show from HBO: Lanterns, starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre. This new adaptation of the legendary superhero follows experienced intergalactic peacekeeper Hal Jordan (Chandler) as he trains his new fellow green lantern, Jon Stewart (Pierre) and solves a crime in rural Nebraska, with extraterrestrial implications.Also, on the box this week, there’s a new crime caper starring Brooke Shields called You’re Killing Me, which follows a famous author (Shields) and a Gen Z podcaster (Amalia Williamson) as they unite to investigate a series of murders. There’s also the third series of the horror anthology The Terror, Devil in Silver, which stars Dan Stevens as a man wrongfully imprisoned in a sinister psychiatric hospital and his fight to remain sane.Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say. | 45m 25s | ||||||
| 8/17/26 | Buried | My Brilliant Career | Race Against the Tide | Emma Vardy stands in for Naga Munchetty on Must Watch this week. She's joined by Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio reviewed ‘My Brilliant Career’ the iconic Australian story that began as a 1901 semi-autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin. It follows Sybylla Melvyn (Phillipa Northeast), a headstrong and rebellious young farm girl in rural Australia who dreams of becoming a writer, without wanting to let romance get in the way.Next, it's 'Buried' with Michael Sheen, a new two-part documentary series with the well-known actor. Here he looks at allegations that a chemicals giant decades ago dumped huge amount of industrial chemicals all around Wales, resulting in contamination and concerns from locals that it could be responsible for an increase in cancer rates in the region.Finally, it's 'Race Against The Tide', a competitive sand sculpting competition on BBC Two. Expert professional sand sculptors are partnered with creative newbies and their sand sculptures are judged on technical prowess and detail. As the title suggests, they are racing against the tide.Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say | 42m 57s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 | Hit Point | The Shards | The Westies | Emma Vardy stands in for Naga Munchetty on Must Watch this week. She's joined by Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell to review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week the trio reviewed 'Hit Point' a six-part series on U&Dave and from the creators of Misfits. The series starts when three men in animal masks intercept a Range Rover carrying ten million pounds in cash and detectives Bella and Leo are called to investigate. It premiers on the 13th of August and stars Peter Serafinowicz, William Abadie and Nick Blood. Next, 'The Shards' a nine-part teen drama on Disney+, based on the book by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Ryan Murphy. It follows Bret (Igby Rigney) a student in his final year of high school in 1981 in Los Angeles who becomes obsessed new student Robert Mallary (Homer Gere), at the same time as a serial killer rips through the local community. Finally, 'The Westies' an eight-part drama about the real-life 1980s Irish-American gang The Westies, who partnered with the Italian-American mafia in Manhattan. It features JK Simmons as the Irish gang leader, Eamon Sweeney.Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say. | 47m 18s | ||||||
| 8/3/26 | Van Der Valk | Ann Droid | Possession | Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Marianna review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week’s reviews include Possession on Sky, a new supernatural thriller set in Jamaica starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Claudia, a lawyer, journeys to Jamaica's haunted Connaught plantation to fight an inheritance claim.We’ve also got the fourth series of Van Der Valk on ITV, a loose remake of the original Van der Valk series. Marc Warren stars as the eponymous detective who uses his street smarts and powers of observation to solve crimes in Amsterdam.and there’s Ann Droid on the BBC iPlayer, a sitcom written by and starring Philomena Cunk’s Diane Morgan, as a hapless robot sent to assist Sue, a widow whose husband died 18 months earlier.Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say. | 48m 59s | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | The Rapture | Furious | Evolution | Scott Bryan, Hayley Campbell and Adrian Chiles review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases.This week's reviews include ‘The Rapture’ on BBC One and the iPlayer, based on the novel by Liz Jensen. The five-part series follows Dr Gabs Fox, played by Ruth Madeley, a psychologist working at maximum-security facility for juvenile patients. There she meets Bethany, played by India Amarteifio, a teenager accused of killing her own mother who insists she can predict catastrophes.Next is ‘Furious’ an eight-part thriller on Disney+, which has been loosely inspired by the film Black Widow. The series stars Lola Pettigrew, as a female serial killer being chased by FBI Agent Alice Black, played by Emily Rossum. Finally, a five-part BBC documentary series hosted by Chris Packham called ‘Evolution’. The series explores Earth’s four-billion-year history of life and the evolutionary journey of some of our animals on the planet. Each episode covers a different animal from the Savannah Elephant to Ostrich, Bat, Dolphin, and Horse. Remember you can email [email protected] to have your say. | 46m 24s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | mediaentertainment+1 | Hayley CampbellScott Bryan | LuckyKatie Price: Nothing to Hide+1 | — | LuckyKatie Price+3 | — | 44m 48s | ||
| 7/13/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+4 | — | Amazon PrimeITV+6 | SeattleScottish Highlands+1 | ElleThe Dark+7 | — | 44m 31s | ||
| 6/22/26 | TV reviewsscams+5 | — | BBC OneiPlayer+3 | — | ScamandaJon Snow+5 | — | 54m 26s | ||
| 6/15/26 | drama comedydocumentary+3 | — | SkyNow+7 | — | Best MedicineFree Nelson Mandela+5 | — | 28m 28s | ||
| 6/8/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+3 | — | Two Weeks in AugustRafa+1 | — | Two Weeks in AugustRafa Nadal+5 | — | 45m 46s | ||
| 6/1/26 | dramasci-fi+3 | Hayley CampbellScott Bryan | Channel 4Apple TV+4 | — | Russell T DaviesDavid Morrissey+3 | — | 45m 04s | ||
| 5/25/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+4 | — | Apple TVNetflix+5 | New England | Widow's BayKylie+7 | — | 43m 55s | ||
| 5/18/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+4 | ScottHayley | Paramount+Channel 4+4 | — | Dutton RanchFalling+6 | — | 36m 31s | ||
| 5/11/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+4 | — | NetflixITVX+4 | — | LegendsBelieve Me+7 | — | 42m 25s | ||
| 5/4/26 | crime thrillerTV review+4 | Hayley CampbellScott Bryan | The CageUnchosen+1 | — | The CageUnchosen+6 | — | 44m 27s | ||
| 4/28/26 | TV reviewsstreaming releases+4 | — | BBCITVX+5 | — | Half ManThe Neighbourhood+7 | — | 32m 04s | ||
| 4/20/26 | EuphoriaMint+1 | — | EuphoriaMint+6 | — | HBO MaxBBC One+3 | — | 40m 26s | ||
| 4/13/26 | TVstreaming+3 | — | Disney+Sky+4 | Oslo | Malcolm in the MiddleThe Miniature Wife+4 | — | 42m 46s | ||
| 4/6/26 | TVstreaming+3 | — | The BurbsSomething Bad Is Going to Happen+10 | — | Easter specialSky+4 | — | 1h 10m 27s | ||
| 3/30/26 | BaitBabies+1 | Scott BryanHayley Campbell | BaitBabies+4 | — | Amazon PrimeBBC+1 | — | 49m 58s | ||
| 3/23/26 | SNL UKLouis Theroux+4 | — | Saturday Night LiveLouis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere+9 | UK | TVstreaming+3 | — | 44m 49s | ||
| 3/16/26 | TVstreaming+2 | Hayley CampbellAli Plumb | A Woman of SubstanceThe Madison+4 | YellowstoneBig Apple+1 | Channel 4Paramount++4 | — | 44m 12s | ||
| 3/9/26 | comedytelevision+2 | — | RoosterYoung Sherlock+6 | — | SkyHBO Max+6 | — | 44m 25s | ||
| 3/2/26 | Gordon RamseyJohn F Kennedy+4 | — | Being Gordon RamseyLove Story: John F Kennedy & Carolyn Basset+5 | — | documentarydramatization+1 | — | 26m 17s | ||
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Chart history for Must Watch
Peaked at #161 in United Kingdom, currently #161 in United Kingdom.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | — | #161 | #161 | — |
| IS | — | #183 | #183 | — |
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.