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We Ranked Britain’s Best Sketch Shows

October 23, 2026 · 31 min

Monty Python’s Flying Circus, The Benny Hill Show or Morecambe & Wise — what is Britain’s greatest sketch show? TV Insiders Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham rank the best British sketch shows, from That Mitchell and Webb Look and The Two…
The Traitors: How I Commissioned the BBC Hit with Syeda Irtizaali

October 16, 2026 · 35 min

The Traitors almost went to Costa Rica with bikinis and hot tubs with BBC editorial policy suggested avoiding the words “murder” and “kill”. Now the show’s commissioner, Syeda Irtizaali joins TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville…
Is the BBC About to Close BBC Three and BBC Scotland? & The Traitors Returns...

October 9, 2026 · 33 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss proposed cuts to BBC Three and BBC Scotland, the extraordinary success of The Traitors, Channel 4’s new programming structure and the possible impact on British comedy. They also…
Who is Britain’s Greatest TV Detective? We Rank Our Top 10

October 2, 2026 · 32 min

Morse, Vera or Prime Suspect — who is Britain’s greatest TV detective? TV Insiders Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham rank the best British detectives, from Inspector Morse and Prime Suspect to Poirot, Sherlock, Midsomer Murders, The Sweeney…
Why the BBC Cut Sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look, Strictly’s New Presenters & Trump TV

September 25, 2026 · 34 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville debate the BBC’s decision to remove potentially offensive sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look, asking whether modern comedy can still break taboos without being censored. They also discuss…

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The Harry Potter Reboot: 5 Questions HBO Must Answer | BBC iPlayer 2.0 & Netflix’s New Dating Shows

September 18, 2026 · 32 min

Is the Harry Potter series arriving too soon? TV insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville examine why HBO is returning to Hogwarts, whether the original films are still impossible to replace, and what other big issues face the Harry…
Tom Jones' Sacking Statement, Seven Up Ending and Channel 4’s Huge Cuts

September 11, 2026 · 34 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss Sir Tom Jones’s shock exit from The Voice UK, Channel 4’s plan to cut around 300 jobs, allegations that some LG smart TVs can capture audio in standby mode, the end of Seven Up, and…
Our Top 10 Best British Sitcoms Ever (and the 'Rules' of Comedy)

September 4, 2026 · 35 min

Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville rank the 10 best British sitcoms ever, debating Fawlty Towers, The Office, Only Fools and Horses, Blackadder, Dad’s Army, Peep Show, Absolutely Fabulous and more. In this episode: Peter and Jimmy discuss…
Steph McGovern chats to TV Insiders Jimmy & Peter

August 28, 2026 · 40 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are joined by the brilliant Steph McGovern to talk about her career, the television industry, and slime! In this episode: The Rest Is Money Podcast Steph's Career BBC News The TV Industry…
Ofcom vs Satire, Eurovision's Rule Changes, Subtitles vs Dubbing, Roku's A.I. Channel

August 21, 2026 · 44 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss Ofcom vs Satire, Eurovision's voting rule changes, the "Sub v Dub" debate, and Roku's new A.I channel. In this episode: The TV Festival Ofcom vs Satire Eurovision's voting rule…
Can A Self-Funded-To-TV Model Work? BBC's Live At The Apollo Axed

August 14, 2026 · 32 min

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss the viability of self-funded programming, the increasing lack of stand up on British TV now that Live At The Apollo has been axed, and whether Channel 4 should reinstate their "Red…
Ash Atalla on Unearthing The Office, His Worst Ever TV Show & Why He Left the BBC

August 7, 2026 · 35 min

Comedy producer Ash Atalla joins Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham to tell the inside story of The Office, his struggles trying to sell the IT Crowd and what the worst TV show he ever made was… In this episode: •How The Office got off the…

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About the show

Every Friday, TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville take you behind the scenes of the world of television. Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include Have I Got News For You (series 69 now airing), Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer Peter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.