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Spartacus, Man vs Baby, Revenge, and F1

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 12th December 2025, including: Six divorce support group members shift from seeking healing to plotting revenge. Their shared pain creates an unexpected alliance, turning therapeutic meetings into something more sinister, in Paramount+ original series The Revenge Club. A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team up with a younger driver. Brad Pitt stars in Apple TV's F1: The Movie. In a world where he survived the events of Spartacus (2010), Ashur clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. Allying with a fierce gladiatrix, Ashur ignites a new kind of spectacle that offends the elite in MGM+ original series Spartacus: House of Ashur. After a disastrous experience housesitting a high-tech mansion hampered by an inconvenient insect in Man vs Bee, Trevor Bingley is now looking after a luxurious London penthouse, with another unlikely, un-asked-for companion. Rowan Atkinson returns in the festive Man vs Baby, on Netflix. Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more. Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah [https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/support]. You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter [https://twitter.com/Bingewatch_Pod]AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH [https://podfollow.com/bitesize-bingewatch], our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want! Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

A Special Announcement from Douze Points - Douze Points

Last week, on Thursday 4 December, EBU members met for the organisation’s scheduled General Assembly. At this meeting, Spanish broadcaster RTVE, along with seven other countries, called for a secret ballot on Israel’s participation, passing the threshold of five members required for the vote to take place. However, the EBU chose to tie this vote to its proposed new rules for the contest, creating a false dichotomy: accept the new rules with no vote on participation, or reject the rules and carry out a vote on participation. This put broadcasters in an unfairly difficult position, as they could only hold a vote on Israel if they had already rejected the new rules, and they had no guarantee a motion on Israel’s removal would pass, meaning a very real risk that they could reject the new rules and Israel stay in the contest, meaning that we’d be doomed to repeat the exact same scenario in 2026 as we’ve faced in the last two years. As a result, the new rules were approved and an Israeli delegation will be going to Vienna in 2026. It has since become apparent that this result was inevitable, as Roland Weißman, director-general of Austrian broadcaster ORF, went to Israel to assure president Isaac Herzog that he would do everything he could to keep Israel in the contest. And according to Israeli online newspaper Ynet, there was a months-long lobbying campaign carried out behind the scenes involving Herzog and many government advisors to secure Israel’s continued presence in the contest - the contest that we keep being told is staunchly apolitical. The team here at Douze Points are saddened and disappointed by the EBU’s handling of Israel’s participation, and we believe their actions have brought the contest into disrepute. The EBU has acted in bad faith throughout: refusing to take action after Israel’s manipulation of the televote in 2024, and then when it happened again in 2025, continuing to insist that the result was valid and legitimate. When finally forced into taking action by their members’ protests, they promised a vote on Israel’s participation in November of this year, only to cancel it and retable it for the General Assembly a month later, then disingenuously framing the vote in such a way as to stifle discussion. I have said before that I do not believe the proposed rule changes go far enough to prevent further attempts to manipulate the televote, nor do they hold Israel to account in any way for their attempts to fraudulently engineer a win in the last two contests. The original intent of the Eurovision Song Contest was the promotion of harmony and unity across a recently war-torn continent, celebrating the human desire to stand together and create music together even in our darkest moments. Unfortunately, the contest is now choosing to protect the interests of a country that is engaging in genocide: instead of championing the best aspects of humanity, it is encouraging the worst. By turning a blind eye to the horrific war crimes being carried out by Israel, the contest is complicit. But we don’t have to be. Following the meeting, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia all followed through on their promise to boycott the 2026 contest if Israel was participating. We stand with them. And that means, following this episode, Douze Points is taking an indefinite hiatus. Unless the EBU changes course, there will be no more episodes from us, because we simply cannot cover the contest the way we would like to without being morally compromised. Ultimately this was an easy decision to make, but it’s also been a hard decision: this is not the ending I envisaged for this podcast, and I wish it didn’t have to happen like this. I’ve loved creating this podcast, researching the history of the show, getting guests on who love the contest as much as I do to share their thoughts, reactions and predictions. When we started this podcast over two and a half years ago, I thought I’d be lucky if maybe five or six of my friends listened to it; but I’ve been delighted and humbled that we somehow built a loyal, supportive listenership. I’ve never taken it for granted that you take time out of your day to listen to us, to get in touch, to suggest ideas for future episodes, and I’d like to take this moment to thank everyone who’s listened. I hope this isn’t the end forever - but for now, it is. Finally, we want to reiterate our disgust that Israel gets to continue to use its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest to launder its reputation on the international stage while attempting to wipe Palestine off the face of the earth. We cannot and will not be party to that. We stand in full solidarity with the countries who are boycotting Eurovision, in the hope that other artists, broadcasters, fans and fan media will join us. Let our silence be deafening.

Miniature Workshops, Sycamore Trees, and The Abandons

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 5th December 2025, including: In 1850s Washington, two families led by powerful matriarchs — one wealthy, one poor but deeply loyal — battle for supremacy on the lawless frontier in Netflix Western The Abandons. A recently retired English professor (Jane Seymour) discovers a knack for investigation and interferes with the cases assigned to her police detective son, in season 3 of Harry Wild, on U. Channel 4 go inside the police hunt to solve the mystery of the destruction of the Sycamore Gap tree in September 2023 - a crime of extraordinary vandalism that shocked Britain. This is The Sycamore Gap Mystery. It's the little things that mean the most. Sara Cox and a team of magnificent makers bring cherished memories back to life. The models may be tiny, but the joy they bring is huge in The Marvellous Miniature Workshop on BBC iPlayer. Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more. Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah [https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/support]. You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter [https://twitter.com/Bingewatch_Pod]AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH [https://podfollow.com/bitesize-bingewatch], our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want! Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!

The Terrible Twos: The Eurovision Death Slot Explained - Douze Points

In nearly seventy years of the Eurovision Song Contest, no country has ever won by performing second. Coincidence? This week, Steven crunches the numbers to find out, and the results might surprise even the nerdiest of Eurovision fans! . Mentioned in this episode: Serteb Erener - ‘Everyway That I Can’ (Turkey, 2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_QrKnqd5E [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_QrKnqd5E]  Marie N - ‘I Wanna’ (Latvia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-w89U8TEU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-w89U8TEU]  Kathy Kirby - ‘I Belong’ (United Kingdom, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDI52bdntQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDI52bdntQ] France Gall - ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son’ (Luxembourg, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyFnDf8PvmU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyFnDf8PvmU]  Sebnem Paker and Grup Etnic - ‘Dinle’ (Turkey, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5J6-bCMz3Y [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5J6-bCMz3Y] Jessica Garlick - ‘Come Back’ (United Kingdom, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tokc1B_E0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tokc1B_E0] Sahlene - ‘Runaway’ (Estonia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tky7vWXSZrs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tky7vWXSZrs] alyona alyona and Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria’ (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8] Dino Merlin - ‘Love in Rewind’ (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBg3coarF_8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBg3coarF_8]  Teach-In - ‘Ding-A-Dong’ (Netherlands, 1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxuq4uQ0OU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxuq4uQ0OU]  Brotherhood of Man - ‘Save Your Kisses For Me’ (United Kingdom, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJUi6ke71I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJUi6ke71I]  Herreys - ‘Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley’ (Sweden, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOCalwr6Yo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOCalwr6Yo]  Laura Thorn - ‘La poupée monte le son’ (Luxembourg, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7ZZBCscUg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7ZZBCscUg]  . If you love Eurovision as much as we do, don't forget to connect with us on social. DM us on Twitter at @Bingewatch_Pod and join our Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088019333947]. You can also now support the show with a generous Douze Points of your own [https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/support]! Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://douze-points-a-eurovision-podcast.captivate.fm/neotaste If you want more bingeworthy TV coverage, check out our other shows: Bingewatch [https://podfollow.com/bingewatch] Bitesize Bingewatch [https://podfollow.com/bitesize-bingewatch] Douze Points is a Podcasts By Liam production, presented by Steven Perkins and produced by Liam Heffernan. Original theme composed by Ian MacEwan. The Bingewatch network was created by Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan. For any queries, including advertising & sponsorship, please email hello@podcastsbyliam.com

Jingle Bells, Prison Cells, Alan Carr Returns

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 28th November 2025, including: Two down-on-their-luck, hourly workers team up to rob a posh London department store on Christmas Eve. Will they steal each other's hearts along the way? Get your early festive fix with Jingle Bell Heist is on Netflix. Alan Carr has been bitten by the love bug - while trying to keep his head above water, he has a chance encounter and must choose to sink or swim, in season three of autobiographical comedy Changing Ends on ITVX. Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history in BBC iPlayer's Civilisations: Rise and Fall. The powerful story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment in Iran, and her husband's determined fight for her freedom is told in Prisoner 951 on BBC iPlayer. Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more. Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah [https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/support]. You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter [https://twitter.com/Bingewatch_Pod]AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH [https://podfollow.com/bitesize-bingewatch], our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want! Discover your next favourite restaurant with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants. Get 2 MONTHS FREE on us! Simply use the code BINGE at checkout. Sign up here: https://bingewatch.captivate.fm/neotaste For ad and sponsorship enquiries, email liam@mercurypodcasts.com now!