Are sub-editors the unsung heroes of the news room and what are the secrets of  creating a brilliant headline? On shows such as World's Most Dangerous Roads, how much danger are the celebrities really in? Plus, why is to so hard to recreate sport in films? 

These are just some of your questions Marina Hyde and Richard Osman answer on this episode. 

Twitter: @restisents
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Producer: Neil Fearn
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



Dangerous Drivers & Best Ever Headlines

The Rest Is Entertainment pulls back the curtain on television, movies, journalism and more with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde using their years of knowledge, enviable contact book and wit to bring you what’s hot, and what’s not in the world of entertainment.

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Design

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TV & Film

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What are the secrets behind filming PMQs? How does phoning a friend on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire actually work? Is there a show bible to track character traits when shows have many different writers? 

Those questions plus tips on if you're thinking of becoming a background artist from Richard and Marina. 

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy 
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport + Tom Whiter

Recommendations: 
Marina - Final Cut: Art, Money and EGO in the Making of "Heaven's Gate" by Steven Bach (Read)
Richard - Glow Up (iPlayer)



Can You Cheat On 'Phone A Friend'?

Why does the This Morning sofa strike fear into every hopeful PM? Richard and Marina take a look at politicians vs daytime TV, tech bros misunderstanding cinema and if Netflix's new show 'Buying London' is any good, and what are the secrets of some of our favourite property programmes?

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy 
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport + Tom Whiter

Recommendations: 
Marina - Final Cut: Art, Money and EGO in the Making of "Heaven's Gate" by Steven Bach (Read)
Richard - Glow Up (iPlayer)



TV Property P**n & Scarlett Johansson vs AI

Do all actors have to audition and what is the modern audition process? How do you translate a book to a film or even a theatre production? Can it be a simple copy and paste? Plus how do shows such as Mr Bates vs. The Post Office avoid law suits from those that are shown in what could be described as, an unfavourable light?

Those questions and more tackled by Richard and Marina on The Rest Is Entertainment. 

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



Auditions, Adaptations and Law Suits

The Sunday Times rich list has been revealed but which are the names from the world of entertainment, and how have they made their money?

Cannes Film Festival is underway, and the world has seen for the first time Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. A film long talked about and self-financed by the man himself, why has he had to put his hand in his own pocket, like Kevin Coster with Horizon: An American Saga, is it all vanity?

Plus, Have I Got News For You is soon to be on US screens. Does the history of UK formats trying to make it in American show it will be a success?

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport

Recommendations: 
Marina - Inside No.9 (iPlayer)
Richard - Triangle Of Sadness (Netflix) / We Are Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game (iPlayer)



How to make a billion in showbiz

Who has the hardest job in TV? Can stars tell when they're in a flop? What happens on quiz shows when contestants object to getting a wrong answer?

Join Richard and Marina for The Rest Is Entertainment questions (and answers) edition. 

Twitter: @restisents
Instagram: @restisentertainment
YouTube: @therestisentertainment
Email: therestisentertainment@gmail.com

Producers: Neil Fearn + Joey McCarthy
﻿Executive Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport



Dangerous Drivers & Best Ever Headlines

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