How did a Sex And The City product placement almost bankrupt Peloton? Do spy writers use actual murder methods in their books? And is University Challenge host Amol Rajan really that clever?
Richard Osman and Marina Hyde answer questions on Killing Eve, The White Lotus and why the final season of Game Of Thrones flopped.
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00:00 Intro
00:07 Why do so many films and stories centred on kids feature single parent households or orphans?
05:20 Do University Challenge writers provide host Amol Rajan with what to say when they get questions wrong or is he just really knowledgable?
08.24 Has a creative work of fiction ever been so bad that a brand’s requested their product be removed?
13:45 How do shows like Killing Eve come up with ways of killing people?
17:26 Have TV shows got darker visually or do I need a new telly?
22:25 Why are there 12 writer credits at the end of Last One Laughing?
26:09 Outro