BFBS Telly Talk

A new TV show called ‘Battle Treasures’ has hit the telly which uncovers some of the rarest and most remarkable military artefacts ever discovered. Most of which have never been seen by the public before.

George Wedlake caught up with the producer, Ed Sayer, and military history expert and co-presenter Bruce Crompton to find out more!

Former Top Gear presenter James May is back with a new show where he sets off to help the public with those little everyday annoyances, by inventing some incredible and slightly odd contraptions… in his shed.

If you’ve ever struggled with the weekly shop, or had a run in with Traffic Warden, ‘James May’s A Shed Load of Ideas’ may have the solution.

George Wedlake caught up with the host to find out where his love of garden shed ‘tinkering’ and inventing things came from. 

Trigger Point stars Eric Shango (Danny) and Nabil Elouahabi (Hass) sit down to discuss all things Season 3 of ITV’s hit drama.

They talk what's going on for their characters in season 3, what it's like working with Vicky and her being the boss/exec producer too, learning from the real bomb disposal team, what it's like wearing those heavy bomb suits, how they like to unwind and more!

George Wedlake caught up with Richard Hammond about the new series of his TV show. Find out what's in store, how he keeps the show fresh, will it keep going PLUS how his other two mates are doing!

Fresh off her win in The Traitors Season 3, Leanne Quigley joins Joe Carden to talk about the celebrity series, shares advice as well as her pick to win!

The series will see nineteen celebrities head to the Scottish Highlands for the game of detection, back-stabbing and trust. Will you be watching the series?

The Last Burma Star is the upcoming Sky History documentary that sees Levison Wood and Alex Bescoby travel deep into northeast India, near the conflict-ridden Myanmar border. Their mission was to hand-deliver a personal letter and campaign medal from His Majesty King Charles III to a 100-year-old veteran of the Burma Campaign.

Ahead of its release in November, the pair chat in depth about the documentary, the challenges they faced and more!

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A new six-part global adventure series is coming to Apple-TV.

‘The Wild Ones’, featuring former Royal Marines Commando Aldo Kane and rogue survivalist Declan Burley, combines cinematic ambition with raw, on-the-ground conservation to showcase wildlife storytelling.

Karl Lambert, from BFBS, spoke with the two of them about the series, what it was like on location and more!

This Easter the TV show ‘Pilgrimage’ returns to BBC Two. The three-part series sees seven celebrities of differing religious faiths and beliefs tackle a 300km trek through the Austrian and Swiss Alps.

Tim Humphries met up with a few of the stars comedian Helen Lederer as well as Paralympian Stefanie Reid and former soldier Harry Clark to discuss the series!

Joe Carden speaks with, winner of season 3 of the Traitors, Leanne Quigley. Listen again she talks about her time on the show, military life and her future plans!

The heart-warming TV series ‘The Dog House’ is returning to Channel 4. George Ryland speaks with Anna Llewellyn, the Executive Producer, to find out more about the show – what the process is, who they are looking for and more.

Joe Carden speaks to those behind Channel 4's "Top Guns: Inside the RAF" as it returns for its second season.

This six-part series documents frontline missions across three continents. Viewers witness Typhoon jets deterring Russian aggression and drones conducting surveillance over Iraq.

Out There tells the story of a Welsh farmer who stops at nothing to protect his son when he gets involved in drug running.

Natasha Reneaux chats with Martin Clunes and Louis Ashbourne about the ITV series!

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Siagon and a new documentary series has launched on Apple TV+.

The series is called Vietnam: The War That Changed America and weaves together personal stories from those on all sides of the conflict.

Natasha Reneaux caught up with Caroline Marsden the Producer of the series.

Season 2 of ‘House of the Dragons’ is now available to watch. It’s set 200 years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones’ and Natasha Reneaux has been chatting to actor Tom Glynn-Carey about his role in the series.

Earlier this year we commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day and part of the events in France featured Field Marshal Montgomery’s Staff car - which was a Rolls Royce Wraith.

TV Presenter Richard Hammond and his team restored the car as part of the Discovery + TV show ‘Richard Hammond’s Workshop’.

Natasha Reneaux caught up with him to find out more.

Red Eye is the new 6 part thrilling series out now on ITV. Natasha Reneaux has been chatting to actors Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi about the series.

New ITV drama ‘Breathtaking’ recounts the devastating impact of the coronavirus through the eyes of staff at the NHS. 

Natasha Reneaux has been chatting to actress Joanne Froggatt and Doctor Rachel Clarke to find out more!

The global bestselling novel ‘One Day’ has been made into a Netflix series, which is now available for you to stream.

Nicole Taylor is the writer and producer of the series and has been telling Natasha Reneaux what it’s all about.

Gladiator contestant Major Finlay Anderson of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, joins Danni G from BFBS Radio.

In this BFBS exclusive, Finlay shares his experiences on the series, gives us some behind the scenes gossip PLUS find out just how confident he was heading into the show!

It’s safe to say that The Traitors was unmissable TV – and the final was as dramatic as it gets. Twenty-two strangers compete in a series of missions for a chance to win £120,000, but amongst the players lie the ‘traitors’ who meet in secret to decide who to eliminate from their fellow players, known as ‘faithfuls’. 

The winner was Harry Clark, who played a fantastic game, and he spoke with George & Ben about the show, how he got involved and what's next!