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.
Episodes
June 3, 2024 • 46 mins
The American Department of Justice are seeking to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation to try and make gigs cheaper. How did Ticketmaster gain such a grip on the music industry, and if the DOJ are successful what could it mean for live music in the UK?
Loaded magazine is back... Richard and Marina trace it's history and that of 'lad mags'. Is there a bloodline to today's toxic masculinity?
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May 29, 2024 • 30 mins
What are the secrets behind filming PMQs? How does phoning a friend on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire actually work? Is there a show bible to track character traits when shows have many different writers?
Those questions plus tips on if you're thinking of becoming a background artist from Richard and Marina.
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May 27, 2024 • 50 mins
Why does the This Morning sofa strike fear into every hopeful PM? Richard and Marina take a look at politicians vs daytime TV, tech bros misunderstanding cinema and if Netflix's new show 'Buying London' is any good, and what are the secrets of some of our favourite property programmes?
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May 22, 2024 • 34 mins
Do all actors have to audition and what is the modern audition process? How do you translate a book to a film or even a theatre production? Can it be a simple copy and paste? Plus how do shows such as Mr Bates vs. The Post Office avoid law suits from those that are shown in what could be described as, an unfavourable light?
Those questions and more tackled by Richard and Marina on The Rest Is Entertainment.
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May 20, 2024 • 41 mins
The Sunday Times rich list has been revealed but which are the names from the world of entertainment, and how have they made their money?
Cannes Film Festival is underway, and the world has seen for the first time Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. A film long talked about and self-financed by the man himself, why has he had to put his hand in his own pocket, like Kevin Coster with Horizon: An American Saga, is it all vanity?
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May 15, 2024 • 37 mins
Who has the hardest job in TV? Can stars tell when they're in a flop? What happens on quiz shows when contestants object to getting a wrong answer?
Join Richard and Marina for The Rest Is Entertainment questions (and answers) edition.
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May 13, 2024 • 47 mins
It was Eurovision at the weekend so Richard & Marina reflect on all that happened plus Richard provides some excellent trivia. The Fall Guy had an average box office opening weekend, does it reflect the current health of Hollywood and the star power of Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt? Lastly Doctor Who returned with Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor and the first taste of the BBC & Disney co-production.... how will this impact the franchise...
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May 8, 2024 • 35 mins
Are sub-editors the unsung heroes of the news room and what are the secrets of creating a brilliant headline? On shows such as World's Most Dangerous Roads, how much danger are the celebrities really in? Plus, why is to so hard to recreate sport in films?
These are just some of your questions Marina Hyde and Richard Osman answer on this episode.
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May 6, 2024 • 41 mins
The hugely successful Clarkson's Farm returns to Amazon Prime, have we now seen the full reinvention of Jeremy Clarkson? For fashion there is no bigger party than that of the Met Gala, but what is the history and how do you go about securing a ticket? Lastly on this episode, can Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson really backup his claims of being the hardest working man in Hollywood?
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May 1, 2024 • 27 mins
How do you make sure each contestant is treated equally on Mastermind? Marina and Richard take us through the boredom and realities of being on a film set, and what examples if any, are there of people appearing on shows before gaining fame and then being on the celebrity version?
Another peak behind the showbiz curtain on The Rest Is Entertainment with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde.
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April 29, 2024 • 47 mins
Netflix "true story" hit Baby Reindeer has led to real world fallout, but what compliance protections are in place around shows such as this?
Liz Truss's book hasn't set the publishing world alight, however the PR would lead us to believe it has been a success... what is the real story? And celebrity chatbots, another indication we can't trust what we read, see or hear?
Richard and Marina get into the entertainment stories of the w...
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April 24, 2024 • 33 mins
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde lift the lid on the power of agents in Hollywood and TV, offer advice for those want to write a screen play and answer a very important question "why are green screens, green?".
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April 22, 2024 • 48 mins
With Celebrity Traitors on the way, Richard takes us through a quick history of celebrity versions of TV shows. Marina gives us the details of Hugh Grant vs. Rupert Murdoch in The Sun's privacy case AND some exclusive news on the casting of The Thursday Murder Club film for the podcast!
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April 17, 2024 • 32 mins
Race Across The World is back on our screens but what production secrets make the show work so well? Alan Carr’s Interior Design Masters, if all goes wrong who puts it right? Plus intimacy in films, what is the role of an intimacy co-ordinator?
Those and many more of your questions answered by Marina Hyde and Richard Osman on The Rest Is Entertainment.
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April 15, 2024 • 49 mins
The UK will go to the polls this year, but what do our viewing habits tell us about who will form our next government? Margot Robbie is rolling the dice on Monopoly being the next box-office success, and reflect on Ant & Dec with the final Saturday Night Takeaway having just hit our screens.
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April 10, 2024 • 30 mins
Who sits where in the hierarchy of a newsroom? How does scoring on panel shows actually work? What are the secrets of acting like a corpse? More of your questions answered on this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde.
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April 8, 2024 • 39 mins
There is a battle happening at the heart of Disney, who are the major players and when will it end? Do the top 3 shows currently on Netflix in the UK signpost a new direction for the streaming giant? And why terrible political adverts are actually extremely effective.
Settle in for the latest dose of The Rest Is Entertainment with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde.
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April 3, 2024 • 29 mins
How easy is it to shut down busy public locations for films? How did Ridley Scott not harm any horses in Napoleon? How are quiz questions researched, written and checked?
Your questions answered by Richard Osman and Marina Hyde on the latest The Rest Is Entertainment.
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Producer: Neil Fearn
Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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April 1, 2024 • 42 mins
Will the BBC exist in ten years time, and is Tim Davie the man to lead it? How did Reece Witherspoon become a billionaire from a book club? And is Death In Paradise more culturally significant than James Bond?
Join Richard Osman and Marina Hyde for the latest instalment of The Rest Is Entertainment.
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March 28, 2024 • 32 mins
How does Call The Midwife source their newborns, and on-set, what do actors really put up their nose when filming scenes with drugs? And we've be taken in by Hulk Hogan, a correction is needed. Your questions (and answers) on this episode of The Rest Is Entertainment.
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Producer: Neil Fearn
Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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