British TV reviews with dry weekly friction.
The Custard TV Podcast tracks the week’s television with a chatty, lightly sarcastic table of regular voices. Recent episodes move from Apple TV and Netflix premieres to Channel 4 docudrama, comedy formats, soaps, adverts, and TV archaeology.
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The Custard TV Podcast sits in the busy overlap between weekly TV criticism, sofa-level argument, and long-memory archive rummaging. Its recent episodes show a programme more interested in the texture of watching television than in tidy verdicts. Matt, Dawn Glenn, Luke, Mo Walker, and other voices move through new releases across Apple TV, Netflix, ITV, Channel 4, and broadcast staples, with plenty of room for the practical annoyances around the shows themselves. Streaming ads matter here. So do trailers, subscription costs, watch lists, weather, Easter eggs, Irn-Bru, and the small rituals that sit around a viewing week. The tone is informal and distinctly British. It can be dry. It can be blunt. It is rarely over-rehearsed. That looseness is part of the appeal, because the conversations often catch the moment where an opinion is still being formed. Recent main-feed discussions have ranged from Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair to The Pitt, Babies, Bait, Saturday Night Live UK, Last One Laughing UK, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, Imperfect Women, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, The Walsh Sisters, The Lady, and Dirty Business. The show is also comfortable stepping sideways into soaps, including Corridale and Emmerdale, when a viewing habit unexpectedly returns. Its TV Time Machine strand gives the feed a second identity. Those episodes revisit television from the past, where Blackadder Back and Forth, Fat Friends, Without Motive, North Square, Phoenix Nights, The Vice, Banzai, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Teachers, and Celebrity Big Brother become material for hindsight. The archive talk is not simple nostalgia. It asks what has dated, what still feels alive, and why some drama forms barely seem to have moved. The result is a review podcast with a broad shelf: contemporary streaming, British drama, comedy, factual television, soaps, reality formats, and old schedules all sit together. It suits listeners who enjoy critics with preferences, memories, and irritations on display. The pleasure is in the conversation as much as the recommendation.
Made for: Best for viewers who follow British television, streaming releases, soaps, comedy formats, and older schedules with equal curiosity. It suits listeners who prefer conversational criticism over polished recap culture.
What sets it apart: Its split between current reviews and TV Time Machine retrospection gives the show a wider range than a standard weekly review podcast. The everyday chat around adverts, platforms, snacks, and viewing habits keeps the criticism grounded in how people actually watch TV.
Reviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week’s biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com
Matt turns Jude Law's chicken-wing advert into the warm-up before you hear four TV verdicts.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A relaxed TV time-machine listen, strongest when The Vice gives Luke and Matt's wide-ranging nostalgia a firmer critical shape.
The Custard TV Podcast uses a February 2001 TV catch-up as a relaxed route through Phoenix Nights, The Vice, Banzai, and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
A brisk October 2000 rewind whose sharpest point lands on Without Motive.
Luke and Matt turn this October 2000 stop into a tidy question with a lasting edge: why do some shows slide into history while others still feel close enough to daily life?
A TV chat that gives W1A-style material its sharpest scrutiny while making room for the fresher bits around it.
The Custard TV Podcast gives Race Across the World, the Ian Fletcher saga following W1A, and a Peacock double bill on Sky a solid airing, with Matt, Dawn Glenn, and Mo bringing some bite to the conversation.
Retro TV, derailed with purpose.
Pop culture watch-alongs with managed chaos.
Doctor Who talk with side roads.
The Custard TV Podcast reviews four TV shows: the new series of Race Across the World, the BBC comedy 2026, Sky Atlantic's The Miniature Wife, and Sky 1's The Burbs.
Luke and Matt revisit October 2000 television in their TV Time Machine podcast.
The hosts and guests discuss their New Year's experiences, including Scottish Hogmanay traditions, before introducing a podcast episode that reviews four new TV shows.
The hosts reminisce about their personal experiences and memories from August 2000, including travel to the US and music festivals, as part of their TV-focused podcast.
This episode discusses British TV shows from December 1999, including a comedy drama starring Martin Clunes and other holiday-themed programs.
Bob and Rose turns ordinary jobs, platonic soulmates, and sexuality into a complicated romantic drama.
Matt and Dawn review Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles, where Elle Fanning plays a financially strained young mother whose life changes after she considers OnlyFans.
This episode features advertisements for D11's bank promoting home equity lines of credit for outdoor upgrades and LG appliances highlighting AI technology and efficiency.
The Custard TV Podcast reviews four television releases: The Pitt on HBO Max, Bait on Prime Video, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen on Netflix, and Babies on the BBC.
The Custard TV Podcast reviews Saturday Night Live UK, season two of Last One Laughing UK, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, and Apple TV's Imperfect Women.
Luke and Matt discuss television and pop culture from March 2001, including shows like Teachers and Celebrity Big Brother for Comic Relief, and news about the foot and mouth outbreak affecting TV production.
This episode discusses four new TV shows: 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast' on Netflix, an adaptation of Marion Keys' Walsh Sisters on ITV, a biographical drama called 'The Lady', and Channel 4's docudrama 'Dirty Business'.
Luke and Matt use February 2001 as the frame for reviewing Phoenix Nights, The Vice, Banzai, and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
Luke and Matt discuss the television landscape of October 2000, comparing how shows like Blackadder Back and Forth, Fat Friends, Without Motive, and North Square feel dated or timeless, and reflect on the evolution of ITV dramas.