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Every week, Aurélie Gandour (French) and Daniel Reifferscheid (Portuguese) catch up on some British telly to better understand their adopted country.

Aurélie Gandour & Daniel Reifferscheid


    • Mar 18, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 26 EPISODES


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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 1:00


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    Episode Twenty Five - Christmas and New Year's TV Round-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 33:46


    We look at our favourite moments from 2018's holiday TV season. 

    Episode Twenty Four - Rastamouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 28:19


    A modern children's classic is our topic this week, with Daniel presenting. 

    Episode Twenty Three - Gogglebox

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 31:14


    Aurélie is in the driver's seat for a look at a very peculiar reality TV programme.

    Episode Twenty Two - Extras

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 58:17


    Daniel's in the driver's seat for an ambivalent look at Ricky Gervais' post "Office" hit.

    Episode Twenty One - Death In Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 55:55


    We're back after a long hiatus, and tackling "Death In Paradise"!

    Episode Twenty - Penda's Fen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 47:26


    We take a look at what has to be one of the strangest TV movies ever commissioned. 

    Episode Nineteen - Not Going Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 52:00


    Aurélie chooses the long running Lee Mack sitcom. Frustration ensues. 

    Episode Eighteen - Maid Marian & Her Merry Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2018 29:45


    Daniel chose this, despite never having watched it. Did he do right, did he do wrong? Listen to find out.

    Episode Seveteen - The IT Crowd (S01E01-03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 71:58


    Aurélie chooses the Graham Linehan sitcom starring Katherine Parkinson, Richard Ayoade and Chris O'Dowd. Will Daniel be cured of his skepticism? 

    Episode Sixteen - Howards End E3-E4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 55:16


    We finish our look at the story of the Schlegel sisters. Aurélie goes into detail about how Mr.Wilcox is The Worst. 

    Episode 15 - Howards End E1-2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 48:23


    We start our look at the recent BBC version of the classic E.M. Forster novel. 

    Episode 14 - Jeeves & Wooster (S1E1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 61:51


    Aurélie hosts for a look at Granada's famous Wodehouse adaptation, starring everyone's favourite 80's comedy duo! 

    Episode 13 - Spaced

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 55:53


    Daniel chooses his favourite "Spaced" episodes. Look back on a time before cornettos. 

    Episode 12 - Jonathan Creek (S1E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 61:11


    Aurélie is in the driver's seat for a look at the pilot episode of long running crime show "Jonathan Creek", featuring the amiable Alan Davies. 

    Episode 11 - 70's British Horror (For The Kids)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 53:36


    Daniel's in the driver's seat for a tour of spooky children's entertainment from the 70's: "Sky", "King Of The Castle" and "Into The Labyrinth". 

    Episode Ten - Josh (S1E2-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 42:55


    Aurélie is in the driver's seat for a look at this recent sitcom in this, our tenth episode.

    Episode Nine - I, Claudius (E1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2018 57:33


    It's Daniel's turn in the driver's seat as we take a look at the pilot episode for the classic mini-series.

    Episode Eight - Fawlty Towers (S1E1&6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 49:59


    Aurélie takes a gamble on a show she's never seen: BFI-voted best British show of all time, "Fawlty Towers". 

    Episode Seven - Children Of The Stones, E04-07

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 62:30


    We finish our look at the classic spooky children's miniseries and try to make sense of it all. 

    Episode Six - Children Of The Stones, E01-03

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 54:24


    We're tackling one of the great classics of children's television (and children's nightmares) with the cult folk horror series "Children Of The Stones". 

    Episode Five - Strictly Come Dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 48:23


    Join us for a discussion of one of last year's episodes of the big tentpole dancing extravaganza (it's the one in Blackpool).

    Episode Four - The London Nobody Knows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 35:45


    Daniel is in the driver's seat for this one, perhaps our most obscure choice so far: the documentary "The London Nobody Knows", narrated by James Mason. 

    Episode Three - Doctor Who: The Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 46:00


    Aurélie's second turn in the driver's seat, with something on the edges of our remit: the British-Canadian-American co-production that tried to relaunch Doctor Who!

    Episode Two - Inside No.9, S1, E1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2018 41:00


    It's Daniel's turn to suggest a show, and he's gone for "Inside No.9". What will Aurélie think of it? Tune in to find out! 

    Episode One - University Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 34:50


    Every weeks Aurélie Gandour (French) and Daniel Reifferscheid (Portuguese) watch some British telly, in order to better assimilate to the country they now call home. This week, we're geeking out on "University Challenge".

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