New Book Smells, Vanishing Shows & Never Auditioning

aka: Is The BBC Skint?

aka: Constant Cuts

aka: Double the Funding

26 June 2025

In episode 160: Why do new books smell like THAT? Why is Netflix deleting our favourite shows from their archives – and can they ever be recovered? And why doesn’t Denzel Washington need to audition?
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde answer your burning questions on the world of Entertainment – including why Gladiators is a bore to film and if the team behind the BBC comedy ‘The Thick Of It’ knew about Huw Edwards before the Met Police.
Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude
Video Editor: Kieron Leslie, Charlie Rodwell, Adam Thornton, Harry Swan
Producer: Joey McCarthy
Senior Producer: Neil Fearn
Head of Content: Tom Whiter
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
Download ‘New Book Smells, Vanishing Shows & Never Auditioning’ as an MP3

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