Olivier Award winning choreographer and director Dame Arlene Phillips and TV Choice Award winning actor Bradley Riches go head-to-head to debate the biggest topics in pop culture – from the most iconic performances to the most overrated artists. Each week, they will argue their opinions, read listener-submitted messages, and get to the bottom of some of culture’s biggest conversations.
Sometimes you watch a TV show and you feel seen by what is happening on the screen. On this episode of Ask Me A Question, Dame Arlene Phillips and Bradley Riches are debating which TV shows best represent real life.
Arlene opens the episode by sharing her journey with the iconic musical Starlight Express before she heads off to Germany for the 38th anniversary gala. A rare achievement and a show which has been seen by over 20 million people!
In the debate, Bradley argues in favour of soaps (as a genre), whilst Arlene chooses Russell T Davies’s It’s a Sin for its realistic depiction of the AIDS crisis and her personal memories of friends becoming ill and facing fear and cruelty.
They also respond to listener suggestions, including The Office and Malcolm In The Middle, before seeing if either of them might change their minds...
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