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Maid for TV
by Maid for TV
Hosted by Dawn and Sarah. We are your friendly TV critics here to chat about, celebrate and critique all sorts of TV. We're here for the cool, the kitsch, and everything in-between. Our passion is shining a light on stories written and created by women and minority groups in the TV industry. So come on in and join our TV club.
Episodes
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S3 Ep 9: Playschool, Prime's target audience, and Saturday Morning TV turns 50
Sarah and Dawn chat about Alison Hammond and our last episode (00:00) News from this month including our verdict on new presenters on veteran shows: Nigella on Bake Off and our verdict on the slightly baffling new Strictly presenting team. (06:46) Drag Rage is dragged from the BBC (14:25) Age is...
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S3 Ep8: What has the BBC every done for us? Threads, Through the Dragon's Eye, Red Dwarf and more
Inspired by the BBC’s advertising campaign asking “What has the BBC ever done for me?” Dawn and Sarah put themselves in Romesh Ranganathan’s shoes and ask what has the BBC ever done for them. But first some news. Nicola Coughlan is killing her husband with a leg of lamb, Taskmaster is courting...
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S3 Ep7: Platforms morphing, Smack the Pony, Female Sports Presenters
Sarah is lusting after Scotsmen and Dawn is wheezing (01:27) Renewals of some of our faves(04:27) New shows, some with familiar IPS, including the feminist, funny Smack the Pony making a return (08:52) Final MAFS update, and we get depressed about AI, LGBTQ characters and platforms morphing into...
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S3 Ep 6: MAFS update, Dr Who news, RIP Anthony Head, and bravo Rivals.
Slow Horses fanfiction (00:00) Dr Who News: "out for tender" is a good thing, apparently (04:08) Only Murders Goes English - Could an all-star British cast resurrect Only Murders in the Building? We’re excited for the rebrand to Someone's Only Gone and Kicked the Bucket in the Flats. (11:32) RIP...
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Bonus episode: Eurovision
You wait weeks for an episode, and 2 come along at once! As a special bonus episode, Dawn and Sarah talked to Sarah's Rambling Through Eternity co-host, Eurovision expert, David Evans-Powell about this years event, the complex geopolitical situation facing Eurovision's creators - the EBU, and...
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S3 Ep5: BBC comedy recommissions, MaFS allegations, Good Omens finale
Apologies for Dawn's sound quality and the belated upload. Exciting comedy recommissions from the BBC. (00:00) New Strictly presenters. (07:58) Celebrity Traitors season 2 line-up. (15:00) Married at First Sight sexual assault allegations - how to protect contestants in reality TV. (22:55) Good...
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S3 Ep4: BBC Redundancies, TFI Friday relaunched, SNL UK and Britcom
Dawn and Sarah start with the bad news of BBC redundancies, in the continuing saga of BBC issues. (03:50) TFI Friday has been rebooted for Channel 4, but who is it for? (11:24) The Pitt's cast losses leave a bad taste in the mouth (16:53) What's the verdict on SNL UK, and the current wave of…
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S3 Ep3: Lovejoy and Firefly to return? BBC's BAFTA mess, and Becoming Victoria Wood
(2:55) TV news - Rebooted X-Files news, a potential Lovejoy reboot and Firefly relaunch hints. And who should take over Richard Osman’s hosting duties on House of Games. (18:00) Urrgh - the BAFTAs. Our national broadcaster is front and centre of another embarrassing scandal and we’re getting…
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S3 Ep2: Surprise ratings winners of 2025, BBC diversity report and Heated Rivalry.
(01:20) TV news: Mock the Week is back but can you find it? Surprise ratings hits from 2025 and YouTube in the ascendant. (21:00) When TV shows pick up and move, plus Sarah waxes lyrical about the charms of Brum but has to issue a tiny apology about the BBC’s efforts in the Midlands. (27:15) The...
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S3 Ep1: Happy New Year Picky Bits, Festive TV and Female Chat Show Hosts
Happy new-ish year! (03:34) Christmas TV was a big fat let-down. The Maids know how to fix it and we’ll tell you what we want to see. (20:08) Three cheers for New Years Treats which both feature a malevolent presence who puppets a gang of plucky volunteers for his entertainment - Taskmaster and...
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S2 Ep 12: BBC resignations, Line of Duty renewal, SNL UK, and Moonlighting deep dive
Dawn and Sarah detail their separate forays into TV last month. (00:00) Line of Duty is coming back, is it a good move? (08:15) Saturday Night Live UK have announced their creative team, can it match the success of the US version? (12:10) Teatime sci-fi favourite Stargate is coming back for a new...
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S2 Ep11: New Strictly presenters, Dr Who news, Celebrity Traitors & Girlbands Forever
We cover the big TV stories this month: What skills and qualities do the new Strictly presenters need and who is Dawn backing for the big job? (04:00) Is it ok to get excited about Celebrity Traitors series 2 already? (17:35) And is the TARDIS stuck with the handbrake on now Disney has pulled...
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S2 Ep10: Late night talk show political interference and Slow Horses
(Apologies for the late drop - Dawn's fault.) (Apologies Dawn's audio - an experiment that failed) Summer is done! Autumn is here! Which means a bountiful new crop of TV to watch! We round up the new & returning shows we’re most looking forward to. (03:00)In our semi-regular feature “What on…
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S2 Ep9: Meet up at Edinburgh TV Festival, talking about Munya Chawawa, Prof David Olusoga and Shonda Rhimes
Join us for MfTV's first-ever in-person meetup, and live podcast recording in the heart of Edinburgh in the middle of the Festival. As you can imagine there is lots of background noise, but these are our unedited real-time highlights of the Edinburgh International TV Festival - an insight into…
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S2 Ep8: Masterchef controversy, San Diego Comic Con recap, and TV views from an 82 year old maid
Masterchef controversy: how can shows punish presenters without also punishing the contestants on their shows? (01:34) San Diego Comic Con recap: the glut of prequels and spin-offs announced at the world's biggest comic con (08:13) The Proms: The Traitors at the Proms and other "post pub" treats...
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S2 Ep 7: Glastonbury coverage controversy, Transcation and Pushers representing, and Golden Girls glow.
Glastonbury v BBC: trying to make sense of this summer’s most controversial broadcast (08:25) Transaction and Pushers: TV comedy taking risks in increasingly conservative times (25:30) Thank you for being a trailblazer: The Golden Girls and how they were ahead of their time (35:46) Our...
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S2 Ep6: BBC comedy commissions & ITV cuts, Doctor Who, contentious cliffhanger endings
News: BBC comedy commissions and savage cuts at ITV daytime (4:00) Ncuti Gatwa replaced by Billie Piper - well, yes and no. The fall-out continues from that Doctor Who episode (17:00) And, speaking of shock endings, the dangerous high-wire act of ending your series on a cliffhanger. From Mork and...
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Special 01 - Doctor Who
To mark the end of Series 15… David Evans-Powell and Justin Hancox are here to guide us through their love for the show, tell us why the Doctor is especially beloved by LGBT+ fans and drop the knowledge about Classic Who. This is the story of our history growing up with and without the Doctor,...
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S2 Ep5: 90s reboots, Killing off a main character, and cosy competitions
TV news: stop trying to make the 90s happen! Apparently there’s no IP like an old IP. (3:00) Shocking TV deaths are not just the preserve of fantasy, thriller and sci-fi; how to do it well so your fans stay loyal and keep watching! (18:12) The rise and rise of warm & friendly competition shows.…
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S2 Ep4: Returning shows, The Change, Adolescence and sitcom dads combating toxic masculinity
(00:00) Sarah's catopolis (05:12) Returning shows (16:05) The Change (34:44) Adolescence and toxic masculinity (01:08:08) Recommendations We give you our hot tips for shows returning this month. The Change - wild, free and menopausal. Why Bridget Christie is our hero and Jerome Flynn is hot....
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S2 Ep3: Changes at Maid For TV, Rebooting detectives, Eastenders at 40
(00:00) Changes (04:05) Freelancer crisis (14:44) Detectives (26:59) Eastenders (50:49) Recommendations In this episode we discuss: Changes at Maid for TV More about the crisis in TV production, tough times for freelancers and the inevitable knock-on effect for diversity. Same old same old?...
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S2 Ep2: Good Omens 3, LA fires, and The Traitors S3 recap
In this episode, we discuss... In 2025 can we still find value in Neil Gaiman’s work? And we recommend the best articles to read to help you come to terms with the very serious allegations. (1:30) Is it ok to be sad about the LA fires in terms of the loss to our collective culture and our…
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S2 Ep1: Best TV of 2024
Happy 2025! Welcome to Season/Series 2 of Maid for TV (you can listen to us having *that *discussion live in this episode!). In with the new and out with the old… but not quite yet as each of your hosts reveal their top shows of 2024. That's three Top 3 lists from your TV Maids. We deliver…
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S1 Ep7: Nostalgia! Boybands Forever, the Christmas Radio Times, and yet more sexism we'd all like to leave in the past
In this episode, we discuss... Protect the talent! We (briefly) mention yet more allegations against another household name (01:00) The Christmas Radio Times: festive nostalgia and all the shows we're looking forward to, including Top of the Pops and Bullseye! (12:30) Boybands Forever: 90s...
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S1 Ep6: Women's comedy on the rise, why you can't trust the streamers, fandoms toxic traits, and we recommend Rivals
In this episode, we discuss... Good news for returning and recommissioned TV: are shows created by women having a moment? (01:30) Our Algorithm Means Death: the fight against decluttering and plea for you to hang on to your physical media (08:40) What connects SVU, Doctor Who and The Walking…
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S1 Ep5: Emmy winners, Shogun success despite subtitles, and the importance of cosy TV
In this episode, we discuss... Some fantastic Emmy winners - but do the categories need an overhaul? Shogun’s incredible success despite the “one-inch barrier” of subtitles. Suddenly subtitles are popular - do they help you concentrate on TV? (6:30) The importance of cosy TV as we find ourselves...
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S1 Ep4: Edinburgh TV Festival 2024, Sherwood, We Might Regret This, and are fandoms in your 30/40s cringe?
In this episode, we discuss…. News from the Edinburgh TV Festival 2024, where Carol Vorderman and the newly christened Maid of Sherwood James Graham deliver some shocking statistics on class in the TV industry (1:00). We Might Regret This - finding the humour in the messy reality of disability…
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S1 Ep3: Strictly Come Dancing, Paris Olympics, The Jetty, plus diversity in the Emmy nominations
In this episode, we discuss…. Je ne regrette rain! The very wet Paris Olympics and why we’re not seeing all the sport we want on the BBC (3:30). The new curse of Strictly, how we need to learn to love amateur again and how you don’t have to be a soldier to have PTSD (15:30). The dark heart of…
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S1 Ep2: Bridgerton, Lost Boys and Fairies, Eric, plus do trigger warnings work?
In this episode we do not discuss sport or politics because we need a breather from all that and so do you! We do discuss: Identity and when will Nick Mohammed finally be able to write about being a pirate? Bridgerton (Netflix) and the perfect breast community (10:30) Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC...
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S1 Ep1: Dr Who, Eurovision, Baby Reindeer, plus surprising series renewals
Welcome to Maid for TV! We're grateful to have you as part of our community. We are Dawn, Sarah and Elaine - TV reviewers who love to talk about the cool and the kitsch, and have a passion for unrepresented stories. In this, our FIRST proper episode (woo hoo!) we discuss the return of Dr Who,...
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Why are we Maid for TV?
Before we begin Season 1 proper, we discuss why we created the Maid for TV podcast. Stay connected with us Maid for TV Instagram: @maidfortv Maid for TV email: [email protected] Dawn’s Twitter: @DawnGlen2 Sarah’s Twitter: @Sarah_Hamstera Elaine’s Instagram: @elainegwrites Buy your gals a coffee...
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Meet your hosts: Elaine Gregersen
Before we begin Season 1 proper, we’d like to introduce you to your Maid for TV hosts. In this episode, meet Elaine Gregersen. Stay connected with us Maid for TV Instagram: @maidfortv Maid for TV email: [email protected] Dawn’s Twitter: @DawnGlen2 Sarah’s Twitter: @Sarah_Hamstera Elaine’s...
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Meet your hosts: Sarah Kennedy
Before we begin Season 1 proper, we’d like to introduce you to your Maid for TV hosts. In this episode, meet Sarah Kennedy. Stay connected with us Maid for TV Instagram: @maidfortv Maid for TV email: [email protected] Dawn’s Twitter: @DawnGlen2 Sarah’s Twitter: @Sarah_Hamstera Elaine’s…
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Meet your hosts: Dawn Glen
Before we begin Season 1 proper, we’d like to introduce you to your Maid for TV hosts. In this episode, meet Dawn Glen. Stay connected with us Maid for TV Instagram: @maidfortv Maid for TV email: [email protected] Dawn’s Twitter: @DawnGlen2 Sarah’s Twitter: @Sarah_Hamstera Elaine’s Instagram:...
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Hosted by Dawn and Sarah. We are your friendly TV critics here to chat about, celebrate and critique all sorts of TV. We're here for the cool, the kitsch, and everything in-between. Our passion is shining a light on stories written and created by women and minority groups in the TV industry. So come on in and join our TV club.
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