David Brown
@davidebrown.bsky.social
Deputy Previews Editor, Radio Times
Chrissie Watts seems to have returned to #EastEnders dressed as Arthur Daley.
February 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Chrissie Watts seems to have returned to #EastEnders dressed as Arthur Daley.
Small Prophets is so good that I actually went on YouTube after watching episode three so that I could voluntarily listen to Bright Eyes. #SmallProphets
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Small Prophets is so good that I actually went on YouTube after watching episode three so that I could voluntarily listen to Bright Eyes. #SmallProphets
Just in case you get a pub quiz question about what it is that links Taylor Swift and June Whitfield…
Pretty sure that the escalator upon which Taylor Swift heads down in Croydon's Whitgift Centre is the same one that June Whitfield goes up in the Terry and June intro.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Just in case you get a pub quiz question about what it is that links Taylor Swift and June Whitfield…
Pretty sure that the escalator upon which Taylor Swift heads down in Croydon's Whitgift Centre is the same one that June Whitfield goes up in the Terry and June intro.
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Pretty sure that the escalator upon which Taylor Swift heads down in Croydon's Whitgift Centre is the same one that June Whitfield goes up in the Terry and June intro.
In a late change to schedules, BBC One has altered the Silent Witness running order.
So, the episodes that were meant to be shown tonight and tomorrow will now air next week.
And the episodes that were originally meant to be shown next week will now be shown tonight and tomorrow.
#SilentWitness
So, the episodes that were meant to be shown tonight and tomorrow will now air next week.
And the episodes that were originally meant to be shown next week will now be shown tonight and tomorrow.
#SilentWitness
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
In a late change to schedules, BBC One has altered the Silent Witness running order.
So, the episodes that were meant to be shown tonight and tomorrow will now air next week.
And the episodes that were originally meant to be shown next week will now be shown tonight and tomorrow.
#SilentWitness
So, the episodes that were meant to be shown tonight and tomorrow will now air next week.
And the episodes that were originally meant to be shown next week will now be shown tonight and tomorrow.
#SilentWitness
Just watched ep 1 of Lord of the Flies and - wow - that is a star-making performance from David McKenna as Piggy. #LordOfTheFlies
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Just watched ep 1 of Lord of the Flies and - wow - that is a star-making performance from David McKenna as Piggy. #LordOfTheFlies
New espionage drama Betrayal, in which Shaun Evans plays a stressed-out spy with pile cream instead of gadgets. My pick of the day for Radio Times #Betrayal
February 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
New espionage drama Betrayal, in which Shaun Evans plays a stressed-out spy with pile cream instead of gadgets. My pick of the day for Radio Times #Betrayal
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
The Five Doctors
Castrovalva
The Awakening
Mawdryn Undead
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Castrovalva
The Awakening
Mawdryn Undead
Enlightenment
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Warriors of the Deep
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Caves of Androzani
Warriors of the Deep
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Caves of Androzani
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Mawdryn Undead
The Caves of Androzani
Resurrection of the Daleks
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Mawdryn Undead
The Caves of Androzani
Resurrection of the Daleks
February 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Which are the five Davison stories you absolutely need in your life? No particular order. Go!
The Five Doctors
Castrovalva
The Awakening
Mawdryn Undead
Enlightenment
The Five Doctors
Castrovalva
The Awakening
Mawdryn Undead
Enlightenment
TV curio: The unaired TV pilot for Beverly Hills Cop, made in 2013 and featuring Eddie Murphy as Axel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uME...
Beverly Hills Cop (Unaired 2013 Pilot )
YouTube video by Jake Twigden
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February 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
TV curio: The unaired TV pilot for Beverly Hills Cop, made in 2013 and featuring Eddie Murphy as Axel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uME...
And then Barry Keoghan drank the water?
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM
And then Barry Keoghan drank the water?
So nostalgic - every 'Previously on ER' recap for seasons 1 to 6. #ER www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbev...
Every "Previously on ER" Recap (Seasons 1-6) (Nearly) | ER
YouTube video by ER - Emergency Room
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February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
So nostalgic - every 'Previously on ER' recap for seasons 1 to 6. #ER www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbev...
"Rockabye baby in the tower block, your mum's on the social, your dad's in the dock..."
Rockliffe's Babies upscaled to HD! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgO...
Rockliffe's Babies upscaled to HD! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgO...
Rockliffe's Babies S1 Ep. 1 - Sirens (1080p) st. Ian Hogg, Joe McGann
YouTube video by Forgotten British Television
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February 5, 2026 at 11:07 AM
"Rockabye baby in the tower block, your mum's on the social, your dad's in the dock..."
Rockliffe's Babies upscaled to HD! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgO...
Rockliffe's Babies upscaled to HD! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBgO...
Is there a missing episode of Sherlock where Mycroft is standing in his underpants in the Diogenes Club giving Moriarty some tip-offs?
February 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Is there a missing episode of Sherlock where Mycroft is standing in his underpants in the Diogenes Club giving Moriarty some tip-offs?
Just to let you know that the documentary Becoming Victoria Wood (which has recently had a limited run in cinemas) will air on U&Gold on Thursday 12 Feb. Here's my write-up from the new issue of Radio Times. #VictoriaWood
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Just to let you know that the documentary Becoming Victoria Wood (which has recently had a limited run in cinemas) will air on U&Gold on Thursday 12 Feb. Here's my write-up from the new issue of Radio Times. #VictoriaWood
One of the most pungent lines in all of TV drama. #TheXFiles
February 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
One of the most pungent lines in all of TV drama. #TheXFiles
The new Birmingham-set series of Silent Witness begins tonight on BBC1 (though eps 1 and 2 are already up on the iPlayer). My pick of the day from Radio Times #SilentWitness
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The new Birmingham-set series of Silent Witness begins tonight on BBC1 (though eps 1 and 2 are already up on the iPlayer). My pick of the day from Radio Times #SilentWitness
Been rewatching The X-Files and it now feels very quaint to think that the worst a government could be hiding is the fact that they've gotten matey with aliens. #TheXFiles
February 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Been rewatching The X-Files and it now feels very quaint to think that the worst a government could be hiding is the fact that they've gotten matey with aliens. #TheXFiles
The Night Manager FINALLY gets good in its last episode. My pick of the day for Radio Times #TheNightManager
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The Night Manager FINALLY gets good in its last episode. My pick of the day for Radio Times #TheNightManager
Here's what I made of new Sky Atlantic mystery Under Salt Marsh
#UnderSaltMarsh
#UnderSaltMarsh
January 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Here's what I made of new Sky Atlantic mystery Under Salt Marsh
#UnderSaltMarsh
#UnderSaltMarsh
Can you unlock a mobile phone using the thumbprint of a dead person? These and more issues pondered in my pick of the day for Death in Paradise from @radiotimes.bsky.social. #DeathinParadise
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Can you unlock a mobile phone using the thumbprint of a dead person? These and more issues pondered in my pick of the day for Death in Paradise from @radiotimes.bsky.social. #DeathinParadise
Booked some tickets for my son and I to see The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. We're sitting so close to the front we could defect to East Germany.
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Booked some tickets for my son and I to see The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. We're sitting so close to the front we could defect to East Germany.
Why am I seeing articles about wired earphones making a comeback?
Presumably they've all been written by people who've never done the drying up and caught the wire on the knob of a kitchen drawer.
Presumably they've all been written by people who've never done the drying up and caught the wire on the knob of a kitchen drawer.
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Why am I seeing articles about wired earphones making a comeback?
Presumably they've all been written by people who've never done the drying up and caught the wire on the knob of a kitchen drawer.
Presumably they've all been written by people who've never done the drying up and caught the wire on the knob of a kitchen drawer.
Dalziel and Pascoe is being rebooted for ITV.
Hopefully, we're now just a few revivals away from them bringing C.A.T.S. Eyes back.
Hopefully, we're now just a few revivals away from them bringing C.A.T.S. Eyes back.
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Dalziel and Pascoe is being rebooted for ITV.
Hopefully, we're now just a few revivals away from them bringing C.A.T.S. Eyes back.
Hopefully, we're now just a few revivals away from them bringing C.A.T.S. Eyes back.
Three highlights from the Radio Times Covers Party
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Three highlights from the Radio Times Covers Party