With my colleague Johnathon Hughes away on his jolly holidays, I’m joined this week by a special guest star: industry legend Paul Simper.

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The two of us thrash out the big issues of the soap week, including our theories on how Keanu will leave EastEnders (will it be in the back of a taxi or in a coffin?) and whether Coronation Street’s Roy will have a new project in the form of his niece Nina.

There’s also Moira’s less-than-convincing explanation on Emmerdale as to why she had an affair with Nate and the reasons why Mandy suits being behind the Woolpack bar better than her role as the Dingles’ chief con artist.

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David BrownDeputy Previews Editor, Radio Times

David Brown is Deputy Previews Editor at Radio Times, with a particular interest in crime drama and fantasy TV. He has appeared as a contributor on BBC News, Sky News and Radio 4’s Front Row and has had work published in the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the i newspaper. He has also worked as a writer and editorial consultant on the National Television Awards, as well as several documentaries profiling the likes of Lenny Henry, Billy Connolly and Take That.

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