Pilot TV

Vigil, Trigger Point, and The Rainmaker

We’re off to the Arctic circle this week with the return of Rose Leslie and Suranne Jones’ investigative thriller Vigil on BBC1 (40:00), putting the ‘boom’ back in ITV wi

PLUS Dark Matter

Have a free episode of PilotTV+ on us! We’re back into the multiverse on this week’s Pilot+ as we delve into the second season of Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter on Apple TV+

The Terror: Devil In Silver, Dog Park, and Fightland. With guests Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler

We have not one but two Green Lanterns on this week podcast as both Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler put up with James fanboying both over Lanterns on HBO Max and of course

Lanterns, Ludwig, and Sunny Nights, plus Animation Education

We’re back to a full house this week as James returns from his holidays, and an even fuller house than that, in fact, as we have a surprise ringer parachuted into this we

House Of The Dragon Season 3 Spoiler Special. With showrunner Ryan Condal

As a special bonus, we're making our House Of The Dragon spoiler special available to everyone! For more of these, early, ad-free access to the main podcast and a second

The Shards, Hit Point, and Alley Cats

Apparently, it’s our 400th episode so to celebrate we invite special guest Darren, our esteemed editor, to join Kay, Steph and Boyd for the opening ‘What we’ve been watch

Possession, Benidorm Is Murder, and Lioness. With guest Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais is our guest this week, talking all things Alley Cats, and yes, it’s an animated show, but a very very adult one. We’re also celebrating James’ absence with

The Vampire Lestat, Furious, and The Rapture

Furious is definitely the word for this week’s show. Not just because we’re reviewing the serial killer show of the same name on Disney+, but because that is a perfect su

The Crow Girl, Ride Or Die, and The Hawk. With guest Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy is our guest in the studio this week, talking both her new show Lucky on Apple TV and her (and Steph’s) love of dogs (32:50-50:51). But that’s not all, be

The Westies, Ann Droid, and The Five Star Weekend. With guests JK Simmons and Tom Brittney

We finally unveil (in typically shambolic fashion) our shows of the year (so far) list in this week’s episode as an arcane mathematical formula is applied to our individu

The Dark, Human Vapor, and X-Men ‘97. With guest Esther Smith

Esther Smith is our guest on this week’s show, talking all things Trying Season 5 (38:15-48:52). Plus we pick through the wreckage of the TV schedules this week to try an

The Bear, Silo, and Elle

Ever wondered what a ‘winter show’ looks like? Well fear not because Steph clues you in on this week’s show as we dive into another triad of televisual entertainment. Fir

Sugar and The Agency

We’re down to two shows this week as the world cup (or embargoes, depending on who you ask) closes its vice-like grip on the airwaves. But what a pair they are: we’re bac

House Of The Dragon and The Light In The Hall: Still Waters. With guest Javier Bardem

Thanks to the world cup (and a handful of embargoes), there are only two shows we can cover this week, but that’s okay because not only is one of the triumphant return of

Cape Fear, Alice And Steve, and The Witness. With guests Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement

After being led astray within the liminal spaces between spaces in the Pilot TV office, Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement finally make their way to the studio this week t

Tip Toe, Two Weeks in August, and La Brea. With guest Russell T. Davies

The notorious RTD joins us on the podcast once more this week (31:27-58:11) as we take a look at his new show Tip Toe on Channel 4, which pits Alan Cumming against David

Spider-Noir, Dear England, and The Boroughs. With Guests Joseph Fiennes and Jodie Whittaker

This week’s show has a decidedly football-oriented theme (sorry) and not just because Boydy was still on a high after Arsenal’s win but because James Graham’s award-winni

PONIES and Falling, with guests Emilia Clarke, Jon Bernthal & Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Two shows but three guests this week. Emilia Clarke comes into the Pilot studio to chat about her new cold-war espionage show PONIES on Sky (1:06:52-1:25:00). Plus, Jon B

Rivals, Believe Me, Gary, and Off Campus. With guest Steve Coogan

Yes, we’re back in Rutshire this week as the team (well, one of us) gets to dive back into the world of Jilly Cooper’s bucolic shagathon for Rivals series 2 (1:32:54), sp

The Cage, Secret Service, and Amandaland. With guest Jack Thorne

This week’s show sees us pick up some of last week’s biggies with Tony Schumacher’s heist drama The Cage on BBC1 (1:38:54), Gemma Arterton-starring spy show Secret Servic