David Brown
@davidebrown.bsky.social
Deputy Previews Editor, Radio Times
Just had such a great evening watching Ballet Shoes at the National. It’s absolutely fantastic. #BalletShoes
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Just had such a great evening watching Ballet Shoes at the National. It’s absolutely fantastic. #BalletShoes
New Midsomer Murders tonight on ITV1. Needless to say, it's crackers. My Radio Times pick of the day #MidsomerMurders
December 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New Midsomer Murders tonight on ITV1. Needless to say, it's crackers. My Radio Times pick of the day #MidsomerMurders
Imagine having to explain any of this in a court of law. #DeathInParadise
December 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Imagine having to explain any of this in a court of law. #DeathInParadise
This episode of Death in Paradise needs to be feature-length because it's taken a third of the run-time explaining how the crime was committed. #DeathInParadise
December 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This episode of Death in Paradise needs to be feature-length because it's taken a third of the run-time explaining how the crime was committed. #DeathInParadise
New Death in Paradise tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One. Are we warming to Mervin yet? Much as I like Don Gilet, I'd expected his character to have softened a little more by now...
#DeathInParadise
#DeathInParadise
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New Death in Paradise tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One. Are we warming to Mervin yet? Much as I like Don Gilet, I'd expected his character to have softened a little more by now...
#DeathInParadise
#DeathInParadise
My Christmas presents are a gorgeous care package for the middle-aged man: some classic Doctor Who, a hotty botty, Teapigs tea, Bulldog moisturiser and a bottle of Captain Morgan’s.
December 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My Christmas presents are a gorgeous care package for the middle-aged man: some classic Doctor Who, a hotty botty, Teapigs tea, Bulldog moisturiser and a bottle of Captain Morgan’s.
Very MR James to find this while out on my wintry Christmas walk. Dare I whistle on it?
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Very MR James to find this while out on my wintry Christmas walk. Dare I whistle on it?
One of my TV Picks of the Day from Radio Times: A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower (BBC Two, 10.00pm) #AGhostStoryForChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
One of my TV Picks of the Day from Radio Times: A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower (BBC Two, 10.00pm) #AGhostStoryForChristmas
All Creatures Great and Small is one of the best of the Christmas specials this year, in my opinion anyway. #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall
December 24, 2025 at 8:42 AM
All Creatures Great and Small is one of the best of the Christmas specials this year, in my opinion anyway. #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall
The documentary about The Box of Delights has now become just as much of a must-see each year as the drama itself. #TheBoxOfDelights
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The documentary about The Box of Delights has now become just as much of a must-see each year as the drama itself. #TheBoxOfDelights
Minder deserved to beat Only Fools in the Christmas 1985 ratings battle. I’m still bitter. #WhatWeWereWatching
December 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Minder deserved to beat Only Fools in the Christmas 1985 ratings battle. I’m still bitter. #WhatWeWereWatching
Grace Dent making the rudimentary error of calling him Prince Michael of Moldova rather than Moldavia. #WhatWeWereWatching #Dynasty
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Grace Dent making the rudimentary error of calling him Prince Michael of Moldova rather than Moldavia. #WhatWeWereWatching #Dynasty
Didn’t think we’d be seeing Mary Berry getting touchy feely with Nitro from Gladiators this Christmas but here we are. Who said the BBC schedule was dull?
December 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Didn’t think we’d be seeing Mary Berry getting touchy feely with Nitro from Gladiators this Christmas but here we are. Who said the BBC schedule was dull?
Despite running for 12 seasons and 4 TV movies, there's only one Murder She Wrote Christmas episode, which I naturally have to watch every year, despite it not actually having a murder in it. #MurderSheWrote
December 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Despite running for 12 seasons and 4 TV movies, there's only one Murder She Wrote Christmas episode, which I naturally have to watch every year, despite it not actually having a murder in it. #MurderSheWrote
December 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
That's my Radio Times work done for 2025.
I can now watch TV like a normal person for the next fortnight.
I can now watch TV like a normal person for the next fortnight.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
That's my Radio Times work done for 2025.
I can now watch TV like a normal person for the next fortnight.
I can now watch TV like a normal person for the next fortnight.
The annual tradition: EastEnders Christmas screening followed by Chinatown dinner with dear friends.
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The annual tradition: EastEnders Christmas screening followed by Chinatown dinner with dear friends.
Anyone else currently caught up in the Tomorrow's World Christmas Special from 1975? #TomorrowsWorld
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Anyone else currently caught up in the Tomorrow's World Christmas Special from 1975? #TomorrowsWorld
The Imposter begins at 9.00pm on 5. I can't honestly say it's so bad it's good. It might just be so bad it's bad. Make your own mind up. #TheImposter
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Imposter begins at 9.00pm on 5. I can't honestly say it's so bad it's good. It might just be so bad it's bad. Make your own mind up. #TheImposter
I could have listened to these two talking for days. Just what I needed to land in my podcast feed when all seems so toxic and awful in the world.
New! Richard Marson joins me for a look at the stories behind Jackanory, Play School, Swap Shop, Grange Hill, John Craven's Newsround, Blue Peter and more...
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Looks Unfamiliar’s Box Of Delights: Richard Marson – I Suspect The Binmen Were Probably Not In That Year’s Review Of The Year
Richard Marson joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Jackanory, Play School, Noel Edmonds’ Multicoloured Swap Shop, Grange Hill, John Craven’s Newsround, Blue Peter and more…!
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December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I could have listened to these two talking for days. Just what I needed to land in my podcast feed when all seems so toxic and awful in the world.
Trump's post about Rob Reiner is so abhorrent that you can't quite credit it's been made by someone about a fellow human being. Cruelty for cruelty's sake.
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump's post about Rob Reiner is so abhorrent that you can't quite credit it's been made by someone about a fellow human being. Cruelty for cruelty's sake.
Final week of work before the Christmas break.
Lined up to watch and preview between now and Friday are the likes of:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Hijack season 2
I'll be sharing my view in next year's copies of Radio Times!
Lined up to watch and preview between now and Friday are the likes of:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Hijack season 2
I'll be sharing my view in next year's copies of Radio Times!
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Final week of work before the Christmas break.
Lined up to watch and preview between now and Friday are the likes of:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Hijack season 2
I'll be sharing my view in next year's copies of Radio Times!
Lined up to watch and preview between now and Friday are the likes of:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Hijack season 2
I'll be sharing my view in next year's copies of Radio Times!
