Radio Times
type: channel
link: https://www.radiotimes.com
date: 2025-12-14T12:45:20.000Z
update period: hourly
update frequency: 1
update base: 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00
items: Best BBC shows: All the best dramas on BBC iPlayer
items: Celebrity Watchlists
items: Hard Sudoku: 15–21 December
items: Easy Sudoku: 15–21 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Friday 19 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Thursday 18 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Wednesday 17 December
items: Films of the Week: 15–21 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Tuesday 16 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Monday 15 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Sunday 14 December
items: Top 10 Picks of the Day – Saturday 13 December
items: What to watch on streaming: today's picks from Netflix, Prime Video and more
items: Best Disney+ shows – originals and returning favourites
items: Best TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video UK (November 2025)
items: Best TV shows on Apple TV
items: 50 best movies to watch on Netflix right now
items: Festive Films Advent Calendar: 15 December
items: Festive Films Advent Calendar: 14 December
items: Festive Films Advent Calendar: 13 December
items: Festive Films Advent Calendar: 12 December
items: Festive Films Advent Calendar: 11 December
items: Best documentaries on Netflix
items: Best documentaries on BBC iPlayer
items: Dramas
items: Best comedies on BBC iPlayer
items: Best dramas on BBC iPlayer
items: Comedies
items: Documentaries
items: Carry on Doctor

Best BBC shows: All the best dramas on BBC iPlayer
type: item
date: 2025-12-14T11:11:28.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: Collections
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: On demand
description: From all-time classics to the very best new drama series, discover what you've been missing on BBC iPlayer.
encoded: As we reach the halfway point in December, there has never been a better time of year to get settled and cosy up in front of a new drama – and BBC iPlayer has plenty to choose from. The platform is home to a wealth of original content, including beloved long-running series like Call the Midwife and Death in Paradise, plus the latter's spin-offs Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise, but it also features brand-new series too. More recently, the streamer has added historical epics like King & Conqueror and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, sitting alongside offbeat comedy-dramas such as Film Club and Am I Being Unreasonable?, as well as the unflinching – and deeply impactful – drama Prisoner 951 which explores the true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. For fans of gritty dramas they'll be pleased to know that Blue Lights is also on the platform, which recently returned for its third outing, while other 2025 releases include Gabrielle Creevy and Eve Myles's thriller The Guest, plus true story adaptations like The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and twisted drama Wild Cherry. Crime, murder mystery and detective series like Annika, Death Valley and Silent Witness also join iPlayer's stacked library, as well as American acquisitions like Tell Me Lies, so there really is something for everyone. However, with so much to binge-watch, we understand it can all be a bit overwhelming to have so much choice. So, we've put together a list of all the best available series right now, which should mean you can find something to suit you without all that endless scrolling. Read on and enjoy.

541702-7db78c0.jpg
width: 4582
height: 3055

Celebrity Watchlists
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Find out which of the Christmas classics the stars are watching — and where to find them for yourself

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2024/12/51MARTINEMCCUTCHEONss2103-0c48a94-e1733238319227.jpg
width: 1942
height: 1295

Hard Sudoku: 15–21 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App Olympics
encoded: View Riddle on the source website

GettyImages-945908226-26b3bde.jpg
width: 5000
height: 3324

Easy Sudoku: 15–21 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App Olympics
encoded: View Riddle on the source website

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Friday 19 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

541307-c0b865d.jpg
width: 1920
height: 1080

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Thursday 18 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

Emily-in-Paris-season-5-renewal-f3b535d.jpg
width: 3000
height: 2000

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Wednesday 17 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/12/TL07SweetpeaS01-ec9221f-e1765270023268.jpg
width: 2360
height: 1573

Films of the Week: 15–21 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features

strangers-on-a-train-hitchcock-e256319.jpg
width: 4699
height: 3133

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Tuesday 16 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

Say-Nothing-1-79013bf.jpg
width: 2128
height: 1418

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Monday 15 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

537420-8208ef8.jpg
width: 4284
height: 2856

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Sunday 14 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

541148-7c8767e.jpg
width: 5197
height: 3745

Top 10 Picks of the Day – Saturday 13 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App top 10 lists

the-batman-2022-568a346.jpg
width: 3000
height: 2000

What to watch on streaming: today's picks from Netflix, Prime Video and more
type: item
date: 2025-12-12T12:13:43.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: Collections
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: Apple TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: Channel 4
subject: discovery+
subject: Disney Plus
subject: ITVX
subject: Netflix
subject: Paramount Plus
description: Looking for something to watch today on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV and more? Don't miss our experts' recommendations...
encoded: We can all feel a bit overwhelmed when looking for something to watch in the world of streaming, so if you're in need of some help, you've come to the right place. This week on Netflix: Wake Up Dead Man, the marvellous third instalment in writer/director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series, dares to get a bit spooky, as it finds gentleman sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) tackling the fiendish mystery of a seemingly impossible “locked room” murder. Josh O’Connor lends support as the small-town priest who’s in the frame for the crime. Put-upon house-sitter Trevor Bingley is back, plagued this time by an ever-crawling baby he wasn’t supposed to be looking after. Rowan Atkinson’s mostly visual comedy Man Vs Baby delivers plenty of wholesome Christmas chaos. Over on Apple TV, the creative team behind Top Gun: Maverick hits the asphalt and keeps the pace up for exhilarating drama F1 set in the world of Formula One. Brad Pitt is the former hotshot getting back behind the wheel with the help of an old buddy (Javier Bardem). Meanwhile, the door closes on Amazon’s “new chapter” of Aussie soap Neighbours after two years, much to the disappointment of a loyal audience gripped by the goings-on in Ramsay Street for four decades. How will this finale compare to the one from 2022, when the show was axed by 5? It might not be a huge stretch for him, but George Clooney puts in a roundly entertaining performance as a Hollywood A-lister undergoing a crisis of confidence in Jay Kelly, the latest comic drama from film-maker Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story). It’s Adam Sandler, though, who takes the acting honours as the star’s long-suffering manager. In The Roses over on Disney+, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch get their claws out as the married couple whose relationship collapses in a new adaptation of black comedy The War of the Roses. There's no shortage of streaming options, and so to give you a bit of a hand, RadioTimes.com has collated some of the best new offerings: from Netfli…

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2025/12/WUDM2024061903917R-copy-47d8039-e1765290095224.jpg
width: 1960
height: 1307

Best Disney+ shows – originals and returning favourites
type: item
date: 2025-12-11T17:01:48.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: TV
subject: Disney Plus
description: Disney's streaming service and its add-on, Star, have plenty to add to your watch list.
encoded: If you’re a fan of family sitcoms, Disney+ has plenty to keep you entertained. Malcolm in the Middle is a standout, following a highly intelligent boy trying to navigate life with his unpredictable family, full of energy and relatable everyday struggles. Oh, and a classic noughties theme song for good measure. And if a show about one smart kid wasn’t enough, Young Sheldon is also available to stream on the platform, offering a peek into the childhood of The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper. It explores what it’s like to grow up exceptionally clever in an otherwise ordinary Texas household. Expect plenty of awkward moments, but don’t worry – there’s equally as many heartwarming ones. Disney+ has also launched All’s Fair, a juicy, fast-paced legal drama starring Kim Kardashian. You might have spied some less than favourable reviews in the media but it’s packed with courtroom showdowns and an addictive soap-style tension and has definitely found a fanbase. The platform is also home to classics like Desperate Housewives – the iconic 2000s dramedy full of scandal, satire, secrets and all the chaotic suburban drama you could want across eight binge-worthy seasons. Elsewhere on the platform, 911 returns for its ninth season, continuing to deliver gripping rescues and emotional stories weekly that have made the series a long-running hit. The last season of saw the shock death of one of the show's most beloved characters, so there's plenty for the new episodes to get stuck into. A new true crime drama, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, is also available to stream and dramatises one of the most widely reported American murder cases in recent memory. Already the subject of a hit podcast and Netflix docuseries, this latest incarnation enlists acclaimed actors Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette to play Alex and Maggie Murdaugh, who were once at the centre of a powerful South Carolina family. Tragically, in 2021, things took a shockingly dark turn, as depicted in this eight-part min…

GettyImages-620894932-741b068.jpg
width: 3172
height: 2183

Best TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video UK (November 2025)
type: item
date: 2025-12-11T17:01:13.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: Collections
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: Amazon Prime Video
subject: On demand
description: From original series to iconic acquired dramas, check out the best shows to watch on Amazon's streaming service.
encoded: Looking for your next binge-worthy treat? Prime Video’s Chewing Gum is a must-watch. It follows Tracey, a young woman full of energy and ambition, as she navigates love, family, and the chaos of adulthood – with unfiltered results, naturally. Caution: you may not stop laughing… Prime Video is also home to Chicago Med, a high-pressure series packed with big medical emergencies, layered character stories, and all the emotional highs and lows that have made the One Chicago world so popular. You’ll also find Ryan Murphy’s Scream Queens, a campy horror-comedy set on a college campus – equal parts slasher chaos and sass. Prime Video also features its latest Harlan Coben offering with Lazarus, led by Sam Claflin as Joel Lazarus, who is delivered the shock news of his father's suicide and is left to piece together the events leading up to his father's death. When he sets foot in his father's office though, he starts to embody Dr L (Bill Nighy) himself, leading him to uncover more about not only his father, but his mix of clients. If thrillers aren't up your street, then some other strong Prime Video contenders include Hotel Costiera, which boasts a beautiful Mediterranean setting, or The Summer I Turned Pretty, which unfolds against the backdrop of Wilmington, North Carolina (aka Cousins Beach). Alternatively, if you're looking for something with a bit of edge – it is spooky season, after all – you can find some reliable thrills in no-holds-barred The Boys spin-off Gen V, which just returned for season 2, or unpredictable psychological thriller The Girlfriend. The latter show pits Robin Wright (House of Cards) against Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon), as a worried mother attempts to unravel the apparent lies of her son's mysterious new partner. If you need any further inspiration while navigating Prime Video's vast library, we're here to help, picking the best titles you can find on the streamer and updating this list with new entries every week. So, without further ado, …

CG S02 EP01 007-8bc1924.jpg
width: 620
height: 413

Best TV shows on Apple TV
type: item
date: 2025-12-11T17:01:04.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: Collections
subject: TV
subject: What to Watch
subject: Apple TV
subject: On demand
description: Overwhelmed by all your streaming options? Check out our best picks for TV shows on Apple TV.
encoded: Apple TV+ has you covered with shows of all genres, and if you’re a crime fiend, Suspicion is the show for you. Following a high-profile kidnapping, it unravels a web of secrets and lies as four ordinary people become prime suspects in the case. The series dives into their lives, revealing hidden motives and unexpected connections. After his stellar breakout in One Day, British actor Leo Woodall is everywhere, and in Prime Target he proves just as captivating. He stars as a brilliant (and dangerous) math genius entangled in a high-stakes global conspiracy. Two extremely addictive crime shows to get stuck into. Apple TV also brings the high-energy world of K-pop to life with KPopped, following aspiring idols as they chase their dreams and navigate the pressures behind the scenes of stardom. And for comedy fans, Loot sparkles with Maya Rudolph playing a newly divorced billionaire trying to figure out her life. Not the worst problem in the world to have… Seasons 1 and 2 are fully available to stream, while season 3 is currently airing, with the fifth episode landing on 5 November. Big budget shows and high-profile casts are the norm on the platform, with some of the biggest hitters, like Slow Horses, continuing to pull in audiences with its charm and wit. Slow Horses author Mick Herron has another book adaptation series in store, with Down Cemetery Road being released in the coming weeks. Set to be led by Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, it's one to certainly add to the watchlist. There's also the likes of Seth Rogen's The Studio, Masters of the Air, Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, Slow Horses and Severance which have all attracted the attention of TV lovers across the globe – and if you've recently subscribed to the streamer and want to know what you should be tuning in to, then you've come to the right place. Our experts here at RadioTimes.com have selected the biggest, boldest and best titles you can find on Apple TV so you can spend your time watching instead of endless…

Suspicion 101 00008F-005ef39.jpg
width: 8575
height: 5717

50 best movies to watch on Netflix right now
type: item
date: 2025-12-11T10:23:15.000Z
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: Movies
subject: TV
subject: What-to Watch
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Some of the best movies on Netflix right now include The Lesson, Priscilla and Jaws. Updated weekly.
encoded: We might be knee-deep in the festive season, but that doesn't mean everything you watch needs to be Christmas-related – and fortunately, Netflix has plenty of alternatives to keep us busy in the weeks ahead. Following the reveal of the Golden Globe nominations, it's a great time to catch up on this year's potential awards contenders, which include A House of Dynamite, Frankenstein, Jay Kelly and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. And of course, alongside all the brand new films, Netflix never fails to add to its platform with a range of options from years gone by, with The Godfather, Vera Drake and Inside Llewyn Davis among the recent additions to the ever-changing library. Read on for our latest picks of the best films on the streaming service right now – updated weekly – or head over to our guides to the best series on Netflix and best comedies on Netflix. Alternatively, check out our helpful list of Netflix secret codes, which can help you unlock hidden movies and TV shows. Updated: 11th December 2025 Best movies to watch on Netflix right now Love Lies Bleeding (2024) If the schmaltz and sentiment of Christmas films like Love Actually is getting a bit much at this time of year, you'd be hard pushed to find a more feel-bad movie than Love Lies Bleeding to cleanse your palate. The gritty feature whisks us away to the late '80s in New Mexico, where gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) meets bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O'Brian) – and the two of them quickly fall in love. So far so good. Alas, their fleeting peace comes under attack by dangerous elements, including Lou's abusive brother-in-law JJ (Dave Franco), an FBI investigation into her criminal father, and Jackie's growing dependency on steroids. What follows is a tale that is unashamedly grim and nasty; not in a gore sense (although there are some bloody scenes), but more so in tone and atmosphere, with every character seemingly capable of anything to survive another day. Love Lies Bleeding is directed by Rose Gl…

Love-Lies-Bleeding-movie-e6e5d31.png
width: 1920
height: 1280

Festive Films Advent Calendar: 15 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…

LKA02Elf-3b78411.jpg
width: 3541
height: 2361

Festive Films Advent Calendar: 14 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…

Festive Films Advent Calendar: 13 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…

Festive Films Advent Calendar: 12 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…

Festive Films Advent Calendar: 11 December
type: item
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…

Best documentaries on Netflix
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

ed-sheeran-one-shot-2-a0f0f22.jpg
width: 3001
height: 2000

Best documentaries on BBC iPlayer
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

544129-a418e3b.jpg
width: 4577
height: 3051

Dramas
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices
description: Our favourite new dramas you should be streaming…

Best comedies on BBC iPlayer
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

533829-405e46d.jpg
width: 4600
height: 3066

Best dramas on BBC iPlayer
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

Comedies
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

ST102Unit01667TRL1-final-e058dc1.jpg
width: 6255
height: 4170

Documentaries
type: item
subject: App
subject: App editors choices

Carry on Doctor
type: item
creator: Radio Times Staff
subject: App
subject: App features
description: Working for the NHS inspired Adam Kay to write his memoir This Is Going to Hurt. Now he’s penned a BBC series for kids about 10-year-old doctor Dexter Procter – and he has some important tips for his younger self…
encoded: Add Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor to your watchlist Finger out of your nose, please. First of all, don’t panic about a 45-year-old man randomly writing to you – this is you from the future. I just wanted to tell you a few things before you tear this letter in half and feed it to the class hamster. (Don’t get too attached to that hamster, by the way. There’s an… incident next year.) You can be a writer! Yeah, I know you’ve been told you’re going to be a doctor since you were four, but other jobs are available. Even ones your parents tell you aren’t “proper” jobs, so just follow your heart and your actual interests. Although I would say that if you do stick with the doctor route for a bit, remember to write some diaries. Don’t be ashamed to be smart Look, you’re no Albert Einstein, but you enjoy learning and there are a bunch of subjects you’re quarter-decent at. But at school you’ll pretend you’re no good at them and stay quiet in class when your teachers ask questions, in case other pupils pick on you. Knowing the capital of Belize is nothing to be ashamed of (Belmopan, as you know), and you need to embrace your inner nerd. Talking of which… You’re not cool You’re going to spend the next decade agonising over how to be cool. Sadly, whatever you wear or however you style your hair isn’t going to convince anyone. (Those frosted tips at university are a catastrophic mistake, by the way – you’ll look like a melted waxwork of Justin Timberlake. You’ll hear about him in about six years.) Eventually, you’ll wake up and realise that it doesn’t matter in the slightest what other people think of you, and it’s OK to be different – the people who actually matter in your life won’t care about anything like that. One day you’ll write a TV show called Dexter Procter: the 10-Year-Old Doctor (see, you can be a writer!) all about the fact it’s fine to be different. Don’t worry, it’s funny too – give it a watch in December 2025. (The series will also be on BBC One over Christ…

dexter-procter-7806bcf.jpg
width: 4285
height: 2857