Matt and Luke hop aboard their TV Time Machine to view the TV landscape of February 2000. EastEnders turns 15 with a double episode which sees the residents of Albert Square locked in the Vic when an unexploded WW2 bomb is discovered nearby. The BBC try their hand at...
The BBC at 100: 100 of its best shows.
This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
Best of 2015
It's that time of year again, here's our look at the best shows of 2015! Last Tango in Halifax (December 2014 - February 2015, BBC1) A fixture on our best of the year list since it began in 2012, Last Tango in Halifax proved once again to be one of the best dramas on...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST #142: Doctor Foster, Hunted, Boy Meets Girl, Cradle to Grave and Strictly
Gary and Matt discuss new BBC1 drama Doctor Foster, Channel 4's intriguing new documentary series Hunted and why Strictly still works.
Matt on the Box: The X-Factor, The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Danny and the Human Zoo, Cradle to Grave, Boy Meets Girl and The Catch
As the nights become darker and cooler TV seems to be getting back into its stride again as we head into the autumn months. One indicator that we're hurtling towards Christmas at an alarming rate is that The X-Factor returned this week for its twelfth series. There...
Peter Kay to star in Danny Baker’s Cradle to Grave
The BBC has announced that Peter Kay will take the lead in upcoming comedy Cradle to Grave. Cradle to Grave is an adaptation of Danny Baker's autobiography Going to Sea in A Sieve and has been co-written for the screen by Jeff Pope. Kay is set to play Baker's father...
BBC announce Peter Kay sitcom to be shown first on iPlayer
Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC One and Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning have commissioned a 6 x 30-minute sitcom from Peter Kay called Car Share. This is the first Peter Kay sitcom for BBC One and will premiere on BBC iPlayer. Created by Tim Reid and Paul...
Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor… and Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Superstar Strictly On Ice, Channel 4
Did we like it? The first part sailed far too close to becoming homage rather than parody, and was torturous and needlessly reverential towards some of the former talent show conspirators. The second part was much better, and very funny. However, we’re not sure if...






