Pilot TV Podcast #296: Time Bandits, Piglets And Elspeth. With guest Freddie Fox

On this week's Pilot TV podcast we're flying the flag for the Greens as Ser Gwayne Hightower — aka Freddie Fox — joins our very own Master of Whispers Boyd Hilton on the show to fill us in on the latest developments in House Of The Dragon as the Game Of Thrones prequel's second series heats up [approx 39:34 — 1:01:41]. Then, back in the pod booth, James, Boyd, and Kay sit down to catch up on what they've been watching this week, including the 2024 European Cup Final, Eva Longoria's Land Of Women, and — as is now customary — House Of The Dragon (Here Be Dragons spoiler specials are inbound this week on Pilot+) and The Acolyte. And amongst the catch-up chat, this week's listener question has the team discussing the singular thrill of seeing local haunts and familiar places crop up on the telly

Over on the news front the pod squad dissect this year’s Emmy nominations, which saw feudal Japanese epic Shōgun and The Bear (*cough* not a comedy *cough*) leading the pack alongside a strong showing from Baby Reindeer. There's also Stranger Things S5 discussion as filming passed halfway on the sci-fi phenomenon's final series last week, and the team talk Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, and Presumed Innocent's Season 2 renewal, too. Then, in the reviews section, we take a look at Apple’s Gilliam-esque, Lisa Kudrow-starring reimagining Time Bandits, head into police training with ITV’s Piglets, and experiment with the latest spin-off in The Good Wife franchise with Elspeth on Sky Witness.

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