Best Pod Cemetery Podcasts (2025)

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Our Christmas Party Pod 1:39:44

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3d ago1:39:44

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With the festive season upon us, Luke, Matt and Dawn and various other members of the wider Custard TV team reflect on the year in television, get merry, and in the case of Dawn, recite poetry to top off the year on the podcast.By Luke Knowles

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# 501 - Stranger Things, The War Between The Land and the Sea, Amadeus, Simon Cowell: The Next Act 1:14:03

9d ago1:14:03

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Matt and Dawn are joined by Mo Walker for their last proper podcast of 2025. They review the return of Stranger Things on Netflix, the latest Doctor Who project The War Between The Land and The Sea on the BBC and Sky's upcoming take on Amadeus starring former White Lotus star Will Sharpe. Lastly, they look at Simon Cowell's new Netflix series, whic…

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Our 500th episode!! 1:58:42

30d ago1:58:42

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To mark 500 episodes of the podcast we get the old band back together. Matt, Luke and Gary reunite with the newest member Dawn to count down their favourite shows that have debuted over the course of the 14 years of the custard TV Podcast. Thank you all for your tremendous support over the years and here's to the next 500 episodes!!…

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# 499: Bunny Monroe, A Play for Today, Wild Cherry, The Beast in Me 58:17

1M ago58:17

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Matt and Dawn are joined by TV fan Tyler to review four brand new shows available this week. Matt Smith stars in Sky's new drama Bunny Monroe which really surprises the team. Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys join forces in Netflix's pulpy drama The Beast in Me, Channel 5 revive TV tradition in their take on Play For Today. Lastly, Nicole Lecky brings …

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# 498: Pluribus, All Her Fault, Tresspasses, Celebrity Race Across The World 1:18:45

1M ago1:18:45

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Luke, Dawn and Matt are back to review four shows available this week. Beginning with Vince Gilligan's sci-fi genre-bending new series Pluribus which is now available on Apple TV. After a long time in his own Breaking Bad Universe, the acclaimed showrunner is back with a completely original idea, which is best seen without knowing anything about. T…

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TV Time Machine #25 - November 2000: One Foot in the Grave, Never Never, Human Remains 1:46:31

2M ago1:46:31

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Matt and Luke fire up their TV Time Machine to travel to November 2000 to revisit the final episode of iconic BBC comedy One Foot in the Grave. As well as Rob Brydon and Julia Davies' mostly forgotten but still a little gem relationship comedy Human Remains. Also, John Simm and Sophie Okenado star in surprising two-part drama Never Never, whilst BB…

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# 497: Down Cemetery Road, Lazarus, The Ridge, The Chair Company 1:01:31

2M ago1:01:31

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Fellow podcaster Mo Walker joins Matt and Dawn to review four new shows available this week. Slow Horses is a massive hit for Apple TV, so now the streamer is banking on another series of novels from author Mick Herron in the hopes of lightning strikes twice. Dame Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson lead an impressive British cast of familiar faces in th…

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# 496: Riot Women, The Iris Affair, Leonard & Hungry Paul, Celebrity Traitors. 1:17:41

2M ago1:17:41

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Matt is joined by both Maids from Maid for TV in Sarah and Dawn. The trio reviews Sally Wainwright's new drama Riot Women, which sees women of a certain age form a rock band, initially to enter a school talent show, but eventually as a way to channel their frustrations with life and to be seen by those who have taken them for granted. Next, the cre…

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TV Time Machine # 24 – October 2000 – Blackadder Back and Forth, Fat Friends, Without Motive, North Square 1:16:38

2M ago1:16:38

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Luke and Matt are back aboard their TV Time Machine. This time, they are looking at four shows which aired in October 2000. Made for the Millennium Dome, Sky airs Blackadder: Back and Forth, which sees the iconic cast reunite for what is a strange beast. Ross Kemp is back in ITV's crime drama Without Motive. Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davies lead …

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# 495: How You? It's Alan Partridge, Wayward, Film Club & Frauds 1:05:58

3M ago1:05:58

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Matt and Dawn are joined by Sophie Davies to review four new shows available this week. First, Mae Martin's mysterious new Netflix series Wayward. Next, Suranne Jones and Jodie Whitaker play a pair of conwomen in ITV's six-part drama Frauds. Then, continuing her domination of 2025 ater Toxic Town on Netflix and HBO's The White Lotus, Aimee Lou Wood…

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# 494: Slow Horses, The Hack, Black Rabbit, Trying 1:07:03

3M ago1:07:03

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Matt, Luke and Dawn are back to celebrate the return of the best British drama series, Slow Horses as well as Jack Thorne's take on the hacking scandal in the form of ITV's The Hack. Netflix has Jude Law and Jason Bateman as a pair of unconvincing brothers. And from Apple, but now on BBC One and iPlayer comes adoption comedy, Trying. There's also a…

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TV Time Machine # 23 – September 2000 – Malcolm in the Middle, Marion and Geoff, Meet Ricky Gervais, Faking It, Black Books 1:15:03

3M ago1:15:03

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Luke and Matt are back aboard their TV Time Machine, heading to September 2000. FOX has a new anarchic family sitcom in Malcolm in the Middle, which is hugely significant as it gives us Bryan Cranston. Rob Brydon makes his debut as a taxi driver recalling the breakup of his marriage in the truly superb short-form comedy Marion & Geoff. On Channel 4…

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#493 - Task, Only Murders in the Building, The Paper, Mitchell and Webb aren't helping 1:20:10

4M ago1:20:10

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Matt and Dawn are joined by CustardTV Editor Luke to review four shows available this week. Firstly, Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby has a new show in the brilliantly tense and human Task available weekly on NOW, Sky and HBO. Next, there's another murder in the building so Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are back recording their …

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# 492 - I Fought the Law, The Guest, Hostage, Educating Yorkshire 1:08:35

4M ago1:08:35

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TV is finally back in a normal rhythm, and that means the podcast is back! Matt and Dawn are joined by Dawn's podcast co-host Lucy from The Shipyard to review four shows available this week. It's September, and it's ITV, so by law, Sheridan Smith must portray a real person in a true crime drama. Sticking to tradition, she stars as Anne Ming, in, I …

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TV Time Machine # 22 - August 2000 - Popular, TV to Go, The Weakest Link 1:01:40

4M ago1:01:40

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Matt and Luke hop abroad the TV Time Machine to look at the TV landscape of August 2000. He will soon have so many TV shows to his name and swimming pools full of money, but in August of 2000, Ryan Murphy debuted his first show on the teen skewing network The WB. The show, Popular, is a teen comedy with a strange mix of tones but some DNA of Glee, …

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# 491: Unforgiveable, The Assassin, Too Much, Destination X, 1:18:50

5M ago1:18:50

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Matt and Dawn welcome a new voice to the show, site contributor Ruthie Nugent, to review 4 brand new shows. First up, Jimmy McGovern's hard hitting single drama Unforgivable. Prime Video's The Assassin, which sees Keeley Hawes as a retired Assassin forced out of retirement just as her son arrives to visit. Next, Lena Dunham's first new project in y…

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TV Time Machine # 21: Big Brother 1 1:22:55

5M ago1:22:55

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In the summer of 2000, Channel 4 took a gamble. They devoted 7 weeks of their schedule (albeit, at 11pm) to a brand new show branded as a 'social experiment' which placed strangers in a house. Locked away from the public for 7 weeks, voted off by members of the group, Big Brother launched to little fanfare or expectation but slowly morphed into one…

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# 490: The Bear, Department Q, Smoke, Transaction 1:15:39

6M ago1:15:39

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TV has been pretty quiet of late. That is, of course, unless you're a Wimbledon or Football fan. However, Luke, Matt and Dawn are back to review 4 new shows available on streaming Platforms and ITV2. Firstly, one of the best shows of the decade, The Bear, returns for its fourth season. It's fair to say that season 3 received a lukewarm response fro…

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TV Time Machine #20 June 2000: Chambers, Up Rising, McCreedy & Daughter 1:18:20

6M ago1:18:20

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Matt and Luke are back aboard their TV Time Machine to journey back to June of 2000. June isn't a great time for television, and the four shows that debuted back in 2000 are proof of that. There's McCready and Daughter which is the first post EastEnders role for Patsy Palmer. Then there's BBC comedy Chambers which was a studio based sitcom about a …

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The Ultimate Shul Surprise 5:16

6M ago5:16

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A Businessman has an important meeting and is stuck in shul...

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# 489: What It Feels Like for a Girl, Death Valley, Stick, Adults 1:18:39

7M ago1:18:39

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Original host of the podcast, Luke, joins Matt and Dawn to review four new shows available this week. Firstly, there's queer coming of age drama What It Feels Like a Girl from BBC Three. Followed by cosy crime drama Death Valley starring Timothy Spall as a beloved TV detective who is coaxed out of his hermit lifestyle when a murder happens on his d…

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TV Time Machine # 19 May 2000: Coupling, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned, Lock Stock 1:21:43

7M ago1:21:43

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Matt and Luke board the TV Time Machine to look at the TV landscape of May 2000. Steven Moffat's relationship comedy Coupling begins on BBC Two. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner take to a sofa for their new format which sees them sit in front of an audience with no plans of what they're going to discuss, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned. Guy Ritchie ride…

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#488: Poker Face, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Murderbot and a brand new quiz! 1:14:28

7M ago1:14:28

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Matt is joined by regular contributors Dawn Glen and Mo Walker to review four new shows available this week. First, there's the second season of Rian Johnson's exquisite procedural Poker Face, which finally returns after a long wait. Next, the BBC has their take on the Lockerbie disaster in the calmly told The Bombing of Pan Am 103. On ITV, there's…

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TV in 2025 So far 1:00:12

8M ago1:00:12

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In a change of pace, Matt is joined by Luke to assess how they are feeling about the TV we've had so far this year. Has it been a good year so far? Have there been many original hits? Have the returning favourites lived up to expectations? Can terrestrial television still be part of the conversation? Enjoy this free flowing conversation between two…

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# 487: Malpractice, The Four Seasons, Étoile 55:04

8M ago55:04

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Matt, Dawn and Mo are back to review the new shows available this week. On ITV, there's a second series of medical thriller Malpractice. It's an odd show to bring back given that it wasn't a big show or overly discussed but it would appear that ITV are hoping this will be a returning series featuring a team who are brought in to investigate medical…

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TV Time Machine # 18: When Louis Met Savile, The Secret Life of Michael Fry, Bob Martin 1:20:04

8M ago1:20:04

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Matt and Luke hop back aboard their TV Time Machine to look at the TV landscape of April 2000. On ITV, there's comedy Bob Martin, starring Michael Barrymore who somewhat spoofs his own career as a narcistic game show Bob Martin. On the BBC Two, Louis Theroux gets to know Jimmy Saville in a documentary that has come to dominate Theroux's career. On …

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Insane Hostage Rescue 6:17

8M ago6:17

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Behind the scenes of an IDF hostage rescue

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Slapped in the Face 5:57

8M ago5:57

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A student that got hit by a teacher, ended up helping the teacher!

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A Miracle in the Cemetery 5:23

8M ago5:23

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A woman praying at a gravesite gets killed, and the cemetery has no room to bury her. She gets helped in miraculous ways.

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# 486: The Last of Us, I Jack Wright, North of North 58:41

8M ago58:41

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Matt, Dawn and Sarah review new Sky Max travelogue Joe Lycett's United States of Birmingham, which gives Sarah the opportunity to talk eloquently about the city she loves. Then, Unforgotten writer Chris Lang has a new mystery series on U&Alibi featuring a ton of familiar faces. There's also a sweet hidden gem in Canadian drama North of North which …

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Who is the Real Murderer?? 4:04

8M ago4:04

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A lawyer comes up with a clever argument to prove his client is innocent

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# 485: Doctor Who, Black Mirror & Government Cheese 47:55

8M ago47:55

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Matt and Dawn are joined by Doctor Who superfan Suky to discuss the second series of Russell T Davies' take on the iconic character. They also review an episode of the seventh series of Black Mirror which is available on Netflix. Finally, a show that the team genuinely can't get their heads around with quirky Apple TV+ show Government Cheese. There…

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484: Reunion, Dying For Sex, Your Friends and Austin 55:14

9M ago55:14

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Dawn and Mo join Matt to review 4 shows available this week. First, the BBC's latest tense crime drama entitled Reunion, the shows centres around a deaf man being released from Prison. Next, Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate shine in brand new Disney+ dramedy, Dying for Sex. Based on the podcast of the same name, it centres around a woman who goes …

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# 483: This City is Ours, The Residence, The Studio, The Severance finale 1:04:47

9M ago1:04:47

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Dawn and Tyler join Matt to review the week's notable TV. First, BBC One's gangster drama This is City is Ours starring Sean Bean. Next, Netflix's lavish comedy murder mystery from Shondaland, The Residence. Then, Apple lampoons Hollywood in Seth Rogen's comedic satire The Studio. Finally, the trio breaks down the Season 2 finale of Severance discu…

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# 482 - Adolescence, Dope Thief, Protection 55:54

9M ago55:54

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Matt and Dawn are joined by the original Custard TV podcaster, Gary Redrup to review 3 shows available this week. They begin with the truly staggering Netflix drama series Adolescence, which might be the most discussed and praised British drama in a very long time. It is a marvel in both writing and filmmaking. All 4 episodes are filmed in one sing…

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TV Time Machine #17: March 2000: DA Ali G Show, Jam, Randall & Hopkrirk (Deceased) 54:10

10M ago54:10

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Luke and Matt board the TV Time Machine to view the TV landscape of March 2000. Ross Kemp signs a 'golden handcuffs deal' with ITV to work for solely for that broadcaster. The result, at least initially, is a single drama entitled Hero of the Hour, which stars Kemp as a security guard who unwittingly becomes a hero when he foils a robbery. On the B…

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#481: Toxic Town, Bergerac, Get Millie Black, Small Town Big Story 52:46

10M ago52:46

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Mo Walker and Dawn Glen join Matt to review four new shows available this week. On Netflix, Jack Thorne's tackles the little-known story of what happened to mothers who gave birth to babies with birth defects in the Northamptonshire town of Corby in four-part drama Toxic Town. Channel 4 has new crime drama, Get Millie Black, which sees a British Af…

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TV Time Machine #15: February 2000: My Hero, Nature Boy, That Peter Kay Thing, EastEnders Anniversary 50:53

10M ago50:53

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Matt and Luke hop aboard their TV Time Machine to view the TV landscape of February 2000. EastEnders turns 15 with a double episode which sees the residents of Albert Square locked in the Vic when an unexploded WW2 bomb discovered nearby. The BBC try their at a traditonal American sitcom, with audience laughter and a team of writers producing the A…

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BONUS: Eastenders 40th Anniversary 57:00

10M ago57:00

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In this bonus episode - Matt, Dawn and Mo discuss Eastenders' 40th anniversary week including the live episode. Topics include Mo's Eastenders origin story and Dawn's love of people acting whilst trapped under beams. As ever please let us know if you like this bonus and whether you would like similar episodes in the future.…

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# 480: The White Lotus, A Thousand Blows, Dope Girls, Zero Day 56:48

10M ago56:48

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TV Insider Paul Symonds joins Matt and Dawn to review 4 of the biggest shows available this week. Firstly, it's the return of Mike White's HBO anthology series The White Lotus, set at another luxurious resort this time in Thailand. The podcast trio look into what makes the show so successful and drills into the big themes of the opening episode. Ne…

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# 479: Unforgotten, Big Boys, Apple Cider Vinegar, Hacks 1:04:59

11M ago1:04:59

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Matt, Dawn and Sarah are back to review three shows we've always championed. Firstly, Sanjeev Bhaskar packs his backpack for series 6 of the jewel in ITV's crown Unforgotten. He returns along with new colleague Jessie (Sinéad Keenan) to investigate another cold case when body parts are found in a river. The series introduces us to four disconnected…

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# 478: Brian & Maggie, Miss Austen, Go Back Where You Came From, Amandaland 1:02:53

11M ago1:02:53

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Matt is joined by Dawn and Mo to review another 4 new shows. On Channel 4, Steve Coogan interviews Harriet Walter's Margeret Thatcher in true life drama Brian & Maggie. The BBC's latest Sunday night fare tells the little known story behind the Austen sisters in Miss Austen. Channel 4 tackles people's views on the migrant crisis in slightly controve…

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Time Machine 17 – Jan 2000: Trigger Happy TV, Castaway, At Home with The Braithwaites, Clocking Off 1:27:36

11M ago1:27:36

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Matt, Dawn and Gary board the TV Time Machine and enter a new Millennium. They review four new shows that began in January. Dom Jolly takes to the streets to terrorise and irritate the British public in Channel 4's hidden camera hit Trigger Happy TV. The BBC attempt the UK's first big reality series by sending groups of people to spend a year on a …

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# 477: Severance Season 2, Prime Target, Out There and American Primeval 1:10:18

11M ago1:10:18

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Dawn and Sarah join Matt to review four new shows and break down their thoughts on the latest episodes of The Traitors. First, after a 3-year absence, Severance is finally back on Apple TV+ Easily one of the most anticipated shows of the year, the trio get lost in the immersive world of Lumon Industries while Sarah turns to Reddit to explore what t…

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# 476: Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. Playing Nice, Patience, The Traitors 1:19:30

12M ago1:19:30

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Dawn and Sarah join Matt to talk about the best Christmas TV and review the first 4 new shows of the new year. Firstly, Sky and Peacock bring us Colin Firth in a harrowing retelling of one man's search for answers following the Lockerbie disaster. Then, James Norton stars as a father who learns he may have brought the wrong baby home from the hospi…

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# 475: The Best Shows of 2024 1:38:24

12M ago1:38:24

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It's the final pod of 2024, looking back on the very best the TV had to offer. Luke and Dawn join Matt to count their personal Top 10's of the year whilst also counting down the favourites of the wider Custard TV team. Expect discussions on Slow Horses, Mr & Mrs Smith, True Detective: Night Country, Rivals and many more.…

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The Custard TV Christmas Party: Un-edited, Unprepared and un-festive 2:15:23

1y ago2:15:23

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In what is slowly becoming a festive tradition, members of the custardtv podcast get together to chat. Not to review a show, but to chat as friends and look back, look forward and try to make sense at the same time. Enjoy the freest podcast of the year as Matt, Dawn, Mo & Sarah get together for an end-of-year chat and unofficial Christmas party.…

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Time Machine 16: Dec '99: Sex And Death, Last Christmas, Snow Graham Norton, Rock Profile 58:35

1y ago58:35

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Matt and Luke board the TV Time Machine for one final time in 1999 to review 4 not so festive treats from December. Firstly, Martin Clunes stars in an off-kilter comedy drama about the inner workings of a shock TV show entitled 'Sex And Death' Then, there's the only Christmassy-sounding show, in BBC One's sort of family drama Last Christmas starrin…

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474: No Good Deed, What We Do in the Shadows, Bad Tidings, You Bet 48:50

1y ago48:50

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Matt is joined by podcast regulars Dawn Glen and Sophie Davies to review dark comedy No Good Deed on Netflix. Christmassy fare Bad Tidings on Sky as well as the final season of What We Do in the Shadows on Disney+.By Luke Knowles

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# 473: Black Doves, The Agency, Mrs. Davis & The Sticky 49:10

1y ago49:10

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Matt's back with Dawn Glen and Mo Walker to review the high-octane British spy thriller Black Doves on Netflix. Slightly less high-octane but still a spy thriller, The Agency over on Paramount+ as well as the high concept US drama Mrs Davis and true crime drama The Sticky from Prime Video.By Luke Knowles