On The Box: The BritBox Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

TV obsessives, this is your backstage pass to the best of BritBox and beyond.

On The Box: The BritBox Podcast is your weekly deep dive into the very best of BritBox and the TV pop culture shaping screens on both sides of the Atlantic.

Hosted by broadcasting legend Edith Bowman (BBC Radio 1, Soundtracking) and US comedian Michelle Collins (The View, Sirius XM), this podcast gives you the inside track on the programmes, people and pop‑culture moments we can’t stop talking about.

Join Edith and Michelle for a weekly chat, with exclusive cast interviews, behind‑the‑scenes stories, and smart, insightful commentary. Dive into your favourite BritBox titles, from new releases to beloved classics, and get the behind-the-scenes gossip from the actors, writers and creatives who made it happen.

Whether you’re hunting for hidden gems, craving insider access, or just love great television, On The Box is your essential weekly companion to the BritBox universe.

Program availability discussed in On The Box reflects the BritBox US and Canada service. Programming may vary in other regions. 

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Michelle and Edith fill us in about their recent trip to New York before they're joined by actor Leo Suter (Vikings: Valhalla) to talk about his role as the dashing gentleman inspector in new BritBox series Lynley. Leo shares how even the sexy scenes on TV aren’t as glamorous as they seem, his grueling lockdown workout for Vikings: Valhalla, and why he’s the only guy on set who can touch Lynley’s Jensen Interceptor car… and why he looks like a lovechild between Hugh Grant and Eric Bana.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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Strap in for a must-listen episode of On The Box, as Edith and Michelle are joined by BAFTA® Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce for an unfiltered and laughter-filled chat about all things telly.

Mia shares all about her role in BritBox's new gripping drama The Lady and a very exciting glimpse into the set of The Beatles film, as well as hilarious stories about getting outwitted by a toddler, getting a therapist who understands the industry and how the best way to get into character is hypnotizing yourself.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon.

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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Edith and Michelle sit down with award-winning writer and creator Sally Wainwright and actor Rosalie Craig for an unfiltered breakdown of BritBox’s new punk-rock drama Riot Women — and nothing is off limits. They share backstage stories, unpack Sally’s uncompromising attention to detail, and discuss how to properly smash up a car.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon.

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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Edith and Michelle sit down with Emmy® winner Matthew Rhys for a candid, career-spanning conversation. He shares his take on the sexiness of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, behind-the-scenes stories from Brothers & Sisters, the challenge of balancing comedy and horror in Widow’s Bay, and his favorite on-screen portrayals of his native Wales.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon.

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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Edith and Michelle go deep on Belfast's answer to The Wire as they’re joined by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the creators and writers of BAFTA-winning Northern Irish crime drama Blue Lights. Don’t miss as Adam and Declan break down how working in investigative journalism built their burning passion to tell real stories, how all good creative partnerships start with karaoke, why women are just more impressive creatures, and the deep-rooted Northern Irish love of Country & Western.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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From Sherlock to Father Brown, there's just no beating a Great British Detective story. In this episode, Edith and Michelle revisit a pair of classic episodes of Taggart and Inspector Morse, the hosts uncover some serious 90s nostalgia, amongst the grit and toil of these weathered detectives.
The pair discuss their all time sexiest TV detectives, the dramatic differences between US and UK cop shows and Michelle brushes up on her Scottish slang.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

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Ed Speleers (You, Outlander, The Lady, Eragon) joins Edith and Michelle for a hilarious conversation about wild nights on the streets of Budapest, teasing and marvelling at Mia McKenna-Bruce on the set of The Lady, his best sources for pirate inspo, how he and Edith go way, way back, and why they cut out all his worst clumsiness from Downton Abbey.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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Do not miss this brilliant episode as the fantastic Ruth Jones stops by On The Box to talk about playing Mrs Bennet in the new BritBox original The Other Bennet Sister.
The Gavin & Stacey star joins Edith and Michelle to talk about her experience working with the magnetic new star Ella Bruccoleri, the awesome power of a costume corset, her writing process with James Corden as they work on upcoming Apple TV show The Choir, and how to perfect the lunchtime nap on set.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Arlie Adlington

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

A BBC Studios Production for BritBox

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We have a VERY special episode for you this week as we are joined by bonafide A-lister and British national treasure, Hugh Bonneville!

The star of Paddington sits down with Edith and Michelle to discuss the secret sauce that made Downton Abbey so popular around the globe, the return of Ian Fletcher to our screens in Twenty Twenty Six and he also reveals the one question that all school children always ask him. You do not want to miss this one.

Hosts: Edith Bowman and Michelle Collins

Producer: Rajiv Karia

Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

Mix Engineer: Rich Evans

Research and additional Material by Angela Channell

Theme music by Dario Forzato and Canio Claudio Tristano, courtesy of 411 Music

Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright

Production Executive: Ian Heydon

Executive Producers for BritBox: Alana McGaughey and Diane Robina

Executive Producers for BBC Studios: Pete Strauss

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.