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October 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Emily Nussbaum: I Like To Watch
I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through The TV Revolution Emily Nussbaum Random House [This Review Originally Appeared At The Spinoff] What Emily Nussbaum knows is that dressing up to eat a burger and pay double is fine sometimes, if it makes you happy. But what a lot of us love is a glorified […]Archive
September 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 185: Paula Penfold
Welcome to episode 185 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 175: Sophie Hambleton
Welcome to episode 175 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Many of you will know Sophie Hambleton from her role […]Archive
February 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 155 – Brendon Pongia
Welcome to episode 155 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Brendon Pongia is a former TV host and […]Archive
October 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 138 – Ross Jolly
Welcome to episode 138 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or […]Archive
February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 103 – Richard Langston
Welcome to episode 103 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I sat down for a chat with Richard Langston. We’ve met and talked a few times over the years but this was the first time I’d attempted to get his full story – journalist, poet, broadcaster, music enthusiast, television […]Archive
November 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The TED.Danson Talks
* I first knew Ted Danson from Cheers. He played a guy called Sam Malone. But he could have been named Ted Danson. * Ted Danson had been in a load of TV before Cheers – rubbish soaps and sitcoms, a walk-on here, a bit part there. But he was in Taxi… it was […]Archive
June 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 68 – Colin Hogg
Welcome to episode 68 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with the journalist, TV producer, critic and an early writing hero of mine, Colin Hogg.Archive
April 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Radio on the TV: My Top 10 All-Time Favourite TV Themes
The other day I was listening to Carl Stalling for the first time in a while – his bonkers-brilliant cartoon music puts you right there. You no longer need the images. The same is true of any great soundtrack composer, for film or TV. I regularly give Danny Elfman’s Music For A Darkened Theatre a spin […]Archive
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Clive James: Play All – A Bingewatcher’s Notebook
Play All: A Bingewatcher’s Notebook Clive James Yale University Press Writing about television isn’t easy – it’s easier now because TV is better: more people are invested in shows that have our attention in a way the movies used to. It’s easier now too because of Clive James. He’s left his mark on poetry and […]Archive
September 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman