Talk Of The Townsends

Kyle MacLachlan joins Hannah and Benedict to talk Twin Peaks, Sex and the City and his new book, Fictional Selves. They revisit Trey’s infamous cardboard baby. He shares how Marcia Cross helped inspire his darkest Twin Peaks performance, why watching himself in Dune was horrifying and how recreating Lorde’s photos helped turn him into a TikTok star.
Plus, a campaign to get him on The Simpsons and a motorbike trip from Slough to Rome to visit a girl.
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Bradley Walsh’s new gameshow had a twist, they discuss Channel 4’s The Million Pound Shot, its anti-gambling message and whether the big reveal landed.
They also ask what happened to Saturday night telly, revisit the glory days of TV Burp and Saturday Night Takeaway, and pick their dream Celebrity Traitors cast. Dawn French, Karl Pilkington and a pair of crime-solving gardeners make the shortlist.
Plus, a Halloween costume that needed explaining, Harry Styles’ very brief gender reveal and Benedict’s campaign for an “I’m a bit tired” badge.
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James Blunt wanted one more banishment. Unfortunately, it was his own. Hannah and Benedict unpack the Celebrity Traitors finale, including Maya’s parting words and a very tense finish around the fire.
They discuss Bash’s detective work, Romesh’s crucial change of heart and the decision that ended King Kenny’s game. The man the Traitors kept deciding not to murder turned out to be rather important.
Plus, their verdict on the winners, some end-of-series awards and why next year’s castle needs a wider mix of celebrities. Ideally, Dick and Dom.
This episode contains spoilers for the Celebrity Traitors finale.
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“The faithful are making a massive mistake” Sharon says, without realising she is one of the faithful!
After King Kenny threw a spanner in the works by changing his double vote, was that the tensest breakfast ever? Is it all getting too much for the celebs in the castle?
Benedict and Hannah dive headfirst into episode 9 of Celebrity Traitors, which was one for the history books.
Meanwhile ‘Vengeful Daddy’ AKA Michael Sheen goes full Cluedo and is bang on the money with his theories. but he didn’t need the theories at all after James Acaster’s outburst at the roundtable. The most faithful traitor of all time kept his word, and may have just saved Maya’s bacon.
This episode contains spoilers for Celebrity Traitors episode eight.
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It’s spooky season, and Hannah and Benedict have found something truly horrifying: Elon Musk’s AI version of The Odyssey. They discuss questionable Viking ships, familiar-looking faces and why ancient Greece appears to be in rainy Scotland.
They also ask whether Big Brother has taken its drama too far, defend Clayface against the box-office obsessives and work through a list of the scariest films ever made.
Plus, their favourite Simpsons Treehouse of Horror moments, the ongoing search for a new James Bond and an Ocado delivery that wasn’t theirs.
Send your Halloween costume ideas and favourite Treehouse of Horror moments to townsends@global.com.
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