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The Rest Is Entertainment
The Rest Is Entertainment pulls back the curtain on television, movies, journalism and more with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde using their years of knowledge, enviable contact book and wit to bring you what’s hot, and what’s not in the world of entertainment.
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Elon Musk is suing advertisers over an X / Twitter 'boycott' which in addition to content and his own posts, is for many a bridge too far. Will courts find in his favour and will a drop off in users h...
· 44 min 21 sec
Every prize on British telly is tax free, but this isn’t the case in the United States. Marina explains why the price isn’t always right when it comes to winning big.Can Lisa Nandy save Channel 4? Ric...
· 33 min 24 sec
Marvel superfans were shocked at the reveal that the next villain to star in the Avengers series would be played by none other than Robert Downey Jr.Will this gamble resurrect the MCU, or is this just...
· 43 min 7 sec
Is there ever a celebrity booking that is TOO big? Well Richard and Marina imagine a scenario where Taylor Swift is on House of Games and what impact it might have on the usual production processes."I...
· 31 min 3 sec
Thanks to Charli XCX's latest album 'Brat', this is brat summer. What is brat summer, and what is it with the slime green colour we're seeing across the internet and in the real world? Richard and Mar...
· 42 min 8 sec
The Simpsons has a long and varied history of celebrity cameos, but what are Marina's Top 3? Media Training - how are celebs, sports people and even business leaders coached in not slipping up? Why d...
· 32 min 3 sec
In what should be a celebratory 20th year for Strictly Come Dancing, the show instead is marred in controversy with allegations of misconduct in rehearsal spaces and around training methods. How has o...
· 43 min 20 sec
How much negotiating goes into the order of names on TV and film credits? How do presenters concentrate when a producer is speaking in their ear from the gallery? How does Marina decided on her top 3...
· 31 min 14 sec
'Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience' is coming to the BBC. It will show five boys from across the UK as they are put through the K-pop training process, the end goal being to launch a new boy band o...
· 43 min 27 sec
Which of Steven Spielberg's legendary catalogue of work makes Marina and Richard's top 3s? On films, what will come of the trend of de-aging and what are good / bad examples? How are child actors prot...
· 34 min 54 sec
In an act of disastrous political timing, Jill Biden has appeared on the front cover of US Vogue. Does this tin-eared response to her husband’s catastrophic debate performance spell the end to Hollywo...
· 48 min 49 sec
Will Wimbledon always be on the BBC, and what are the UK crown jewels of sport? How important is crew catering and can you tell when a scene has been shot before or after lunch? Marina gives us her to...
· 30 min 6 sec
The double bounce of an election and the Euros has led to some very successful podcasts achieving even bigger numbers. Many of these podcast hosts are also part of the TV coverage, so how does one for...
· 43 min 22 sec
What are the top 3 credit sequences Richard and Marina cannot skip? Why do comedians welcome themselves on-stage? And how to be in an audience for a TV show.Your questions answered by Marina and Richa...
· 30 min 49 sec
The 500th edition of Ofcom’s 'Broadcast Bulletin' - the place to find out about their work to uphold standards on TV and radio has been released, and we discovered the most complained about UK TV show...
· 47 min 38 sec
How does Michael McIntyre's The Wheel really work? Richard took part in the show and tells us all the secrets. Agony Aunts, are the letters real and what do they say about the wider public? Plus what...
· 33 min 48 sec
Football will dominate our TV screens for the next few weeks, but how are the games chosen between the BBC and ITV, and how important is England's success for ITV's profits?What is the history behind...
· 49 min 2 sec
Richard & Marina give us their top 3 TV theme tunes, answer who owns the Taskmaster house, what the timeline is between being cast & shooting and much much more. You can now sign-up to The Res...
· 30 min 30 sec
The boycotting by authors and attendees at literary festivals across the UK has taken hold due to sponsorship by investment fund Baillie Gifford. Will the boycotts do more harm than good to the overal...
· 44 min 11 sec
If Marina and Richard had to come up with a movie designed to flop what would it be? How much say do radio presenters have in their playlists? And, do actors really spit on one another? Plus Richard p...
· 34 min 39 sec