Scott Bryan
@scottygb.bsky.social
TV Critic and Broadcaster. Must Watch and The Bachelor of Buckingham Palace podcasts on @BBCSounds.
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New Year, New Television
Welcome to the first Worth Watching of 2026
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January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I'm going to try to have my Substack out on TV this week out every Monday. Sign up here:
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Must Watch is up on BBC Sounds, with our takes on Run Away on Netflix and The Night Manager series two.
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Must Watch - Run Away | Waiting for the Out | The Night Manager - BBC Sounds
Scott, Hayley and Naga review the week’s biggest new TV and streaming releases
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Must Watch is up on BBC Sounds, with our takes on Run Away on Netflix and The Night Manager series two.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Must Watch is back on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1pm
REVIEWS... The Night Manager S2 on iPlayer, Run Away on Netflix and Waiting for the Out on BBC One.
Plus Hayley and I's TV picks for 2026.
REVIEWS... The Night Manager S2 on iPlayer, Run Away on Netflix and Waiting for the Out on BBC One.
Plus Hayley and I's TV picks for 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Must Watch is back on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1pm
REVIEWS... The Night Manager S2 on iPlayer, Run Away on Netflix and Waiting for the Out on BBC One.
Plus Hayley and I's TV picks for 2026.
REVIEWS... The Night Manager S2 on iPlayer, Run Away on Netflix and Waiting for the Out on BBC One.
Plus Hayley and I's TV picks for 2026.
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Ban on TV junk food advertising before 9pm comes into force in UK
Ban on TV junk food advertising before 9pm comes into force in UK
Watchdog will also monitor online ban for high fat and sugar products as part of wider effort to tackle childhood obesity
A ban on junk food advertising on TV before 9pm and a total ban online has come into force as the government attempts to tackle the childhood obesity crisis.
Under the rules, which will be enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) 13 categories of products can no longer be advertised on TV before the watershed or at any time online. The banned products are high in fat, sugar and salt. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Ban on TV junk food advertising before 9pm comes into force in UK
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Simpsons has been on the air so long that they could, at one point, credibly make a joke where Marge didn’t know what brunch was.
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Simpsons has been on the air so long that they could, at one point, credibly make a joke where Marge didn’t know what brunch was.
BBC Three haven’t even scheduled this on their main channel in the next two weeks.
What is going on??
What is going on??
Found out thanks to Cookdandbombd that there's a new series 'just dropped' of Things You Should Have Done, with reportedly absolutely zero BBC promotion. I really enjoyed the first series, it had an inspired level of daft to it. Anyway, it's here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Things You Should Have Done
Get a job! Pay the bills! Clueless Chi is forced to fend for herself when her parents die. To get her inheritance, the ultimate stay-at-home daughter has to step it up.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
BBC Three haven’t even scheduled this on their main channel in the next two weeks.
What is going on??
What is going on??
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Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
Including the second US-based comedian
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January 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
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I can finally announce:
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I can finally announce:
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
I am in the next season (series) of Taskmaster! My favorite tv show! I’ve seen every season & some multiple times! Thrilled to be with this group of hilarious sweeties.
Amy Gledhill
Joanna Page
Armando Iannucci
Joel Dommett
And me!
"let's stand right in front of the painting for a really long time. that won't arise suspicion" #thetraitors
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"let's stand right in front of the painting for a really long time. that won't arise suspicion" #thetraitors
THERE ARE STILL 15 MINUTES LEFT
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
THERE ARE STILL 15 MINUTES LEFT
sorry WHERE can you study FBI training for microaggressions I am creasing
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
sorry WHERE can you study FBI training for microaggressions I am creasing
This show has had up to 15 million viewers #TheTraitors
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This show has had up to 15 million viewers #TheTraitors
Love how Hugo is a walking talking LinkedIn page #TheTraitors
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Love how Hugo is a walking talking LinkedIn page #TheTraitors
I love this show so much #TheTraitors
January 3, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I love this show so much #TheTraitors
A very good luck to anyone attempting Dry January after the news today.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A very good luck to anyone attempting Dry January after the news today.
Good luck to BBC Weekend News on BBC One who have to sum all of today's events in just ten minutes.
January 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Good luck to BBC Weekend News on BBC One who have to sum all of today's events in just ten minutes.
Trump saying in the same speech that Venezualans are "free" whilst also saying that the US will run the country.
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump saying in the same speech that Venezualans are "free" whilst also saying that the US will run the country.
I just want to live at a time without unprecedented events.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I just want to live at a time without unprecedented events.
Just when I felt news channels are no longer relevant, a news event like this shows why they're necessary.
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Just when I felt news channels are no longer relevant, a news event like this shows why they're necessary.
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Simon Reeve also did Venezuela (and it was obviously excellent): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Simon Reeve's South America, Series 1, Episode 1
Simon travels from Venezuela across the great forests of the Guiana Shield.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Simon Reeve also did Venezuela (and it was obviously excellent): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
If you want a bit of context about Venezuala this recent Michael Palin documentary on the country is really rather good
www.channel5.com/show/michael...
www.channel5.com/show/michael...
No access outside UK
www.channel5.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you want a bit of context about Venezuala this recent Michael Palin documentary on the country is really rather good
www.channel5.com/show/michael...
www.channel5.com/show/michael...
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I also got duped into reading this story on the Mirror, and it's not even "news" as all three things (Commonwealth Games moving to TNT; Boat Race moving to Channel 4; Eurosport is dead and their stuff is on TNT now) are old stories.
Headline from @manchestereveningnews.co.uk reads "BBC loses rights to two historic sport events as Wimbledon moves to new TV channel in 2026". But neither of the events is Wimbledon, and the "new channel" is just TNT now showing tennis highlights because the Eurosports brand has been dropped.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I also got duped into reading this story on the Mirror, and it's not even "news" as all three things (Commonwealth Games moving to TNT; Boat Race moving to Channel 4; Eurosport is dead and their stuff is on TNT now) are old stories.