Insiders: The TV Podcast podcast

Insiders: The TV Podcast

Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television. In short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip! Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include Have I Got News For You (series 69 now airing), Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer Peter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal. New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television. In short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip! Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include Have I Got News For You (series 69 now airing), Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer Peter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal. New episodes every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#23

Netflix and the row over TV tourism, ITV’s efforts to poach Michael McIntyre, and Peter’s fond (ish)...

This week, Jimmy and Peter unpack all the news from Edinburgh, from the bad tempered snipi... more

28 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:06

28 Aug 2025


#22

Trump vs South Park, C5 revive Play for Today, and explaining comedy to the Germans.

This week, Jimmy shares his highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe, and Peter tries to remem... more

21 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:24

21 Aug 2025


#21

Harry and Meghan’s new (watered down) Netflix deal, the streamers’ continued push into sports rights...

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss Harry and Meghan’s newly announced Netflix first look d... more

14 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:49

14 Aug 2025


#20

The renaissance of the old fashioned audience sitcom on Netflix, the secret of a good TV title, and ...

This week, as the Edinburgh Fringe gets underway, Peter and Jimmy ask whether having succe... more

07 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:33

07 Aug 2025


#19

The rise and rise of YouTube, a mixed bag of results from ITV, and some good (and very bad) advice o...

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the news thatYouTube has become the second most watched... more

31 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:08

31 Jul 2025


#18

Cancelling Colbert, the shifting balance of power in the world of the chat show, and (another) week ...

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the smorgasbord of news from the BBC, from the future o... more

24 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:46

24 Jul 2025


#17

The state of the audience sitcom, the best (and worst) ways to cancel a show, and the difference, su...

This week, in a special Q&A episode, Peter and Jimmy ask whether the audience sitcom has b... more

17 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:36

17 Jul 2025


#16

Spitting Image returns (but this time on YouTube), the F1 movie and the debt it owes to television, ...

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the news that Spitting Image is coming back as a YouTub... more

10 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:31

10 Jul 2025


#15

The BBC and the controversy at Glastonbury, the return of Blind Date on Disney, and the surprising p...

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the Glastonbury controversy that the BBC has found itse... more

03 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:35

03 Jul 2025


#14

The challenges ahead for Kate Phillips as the BBC’s new content chief, the parlous state of the TV f...

This week, as Kate Phillips is confirmed as the new BBC Chief Content Officer, Peter and J... more

26 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:20

26 Jun 2025


#13

Royal Special: TV and the monarchy

This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the complex (and occasionally combustible) relationship... more

19 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:12

19 Jun 2025


#12

Attenborough and the alchemy of on screen talent, Netflix’s push into the world of unscripted, and w...

This week, as Sir David Attenborough’s new doc arrives on the small screen, Peter and Jimm... more

12 Jun 2025

39 MINS

39:57

12 Jun 2025


#11

The future of soaps in the era of streaming, the joys of SXSW London, and the murky world of BBC nat...

This week, as the BBC invites indies to pitch for Casualty (made, and soon to be set, in W... more

05 Jun 2025

40 MINS

40:24

05 Jun 2025


#10

Channel 4’s controversial plans for in-house production, word clouds with Ant and Dec, and the comed...

This week, Jimmy and Peter ask what Channel 4’s plans to push into in-house production cou... more

29 May 2025

36 MINS

36:33

29 May 2025


#9

Special Episode: Remembering Alan Yentob

With the sad news of the death of Alan Yentob,Peter and Jimmy take the opportunity to reme... more

26 May 2025

22 MINS

22:50

26 May 2025


#8

Gary Lineker’s departure from the BBC, the shakeup at ITV Daytime, and Peter does a turn (and gets u...

This week, Peter and Jimmy unpack the end of Gary Lineker’s time at the BBC, and ask wheth... more

22 May 2025

32 MINS

32:46

22 May 2025


#7

Dispatches from the BAFTAs, controversy at Question Time, and a podcast sponsorship deal in the offi...

This week, Jimmy brings us an eyewitness report from the front line at the BAFTAs, and we ... more

15 May 2025

34 MINS

34:28

15 May 2025


#6

The Father Ted musical, Trump’s baffling film tariffs, and the Downton video game spin off that neve...

This week, Jimmy talks candidly about the Father Ted musical, its difficult and sometimes ... more

08 May 2025

47 MINS

47:04

08 May 2025


#5

A new Chief Exec at Channel 4, why politicians all end up wanting to be on the telly, and is it time...

This week, with Alex Mahon’s announcement that she’s leaving Channel 4, Peter and Jimmy as... more

01 May 2025

43 MINS

43:21

01 May 2025


#4

The fate of the linear schedule, Jimmy’s offer to buy BBC3, and a Downton lunch with Julian Fellowes...

This week we’re delving into the Insiders inbox to answer some brilliant questions from li... more

24 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:55

24 Apr 2025


#3

SNL comes to the UK, taxing the streamers, and some truly terrible Roger Moore impressions.

This week, as Sky announce they’re making a British version of Saturday Night Live, we ask... more

17 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:33

17 Apr 2025


#2

HIGNFY goes to America, Father Ted (but without the Catholic priests), and Volcano Live on the BBC

Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their ne... more

10 Apr 2025

53 MINS

53:31

10 Apr 2025


#1

Insiders: The TV Podcast

Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their ne... more

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