Kermode and Mayo's Film Review
Kermode and Mayo's Film Review was a radio programme with Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on Friday afternoons. The show was self-described as the BBC's "flagship film programme" and featured film reviews from Kermode, interviews with actors and other guests, and listeners' emails. The programme's Twitter handle, "Wittertainment", was a nickname for the programme itself.
Mayo (left) and Kermode (right) broadcasting live from Edinburgh in June 2009, with guest Bill Forsyth. | |
| Other names | Wittertainment |
|---|---|
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Hosted by | Simon Mayo |
| Starring | Mark Kermode |
| Edited by | Simon Poole (for Somethin' Else) |
| Original release | 2001 (on radio); 2005 (as podcast) – 1 April 2022 |
| Website | Official web page |
| Podcast | Official podcast feed |
The show was broadcast live and accompanied by a live streaming webcam feed; each programme was available on BBC Sounds and as a podcast. Individual reviews were available in an A to Z directory on the 5 Live website, or as videos on YouTube.
As of August 2014 the show was BBC Radio's second-most downloaded podcast, and fourth on the BBC list of most-downloaded shows from 2004 to 2014.
On 11 March 2022, Simon Mayo announced that the programme would end its run on BBC Radio 5 Live, with the final show being broadcast on 1 April 2022. Following the final show, the duo announced on social media that the format would continue on a new twice weekly podcast, Kermode and Mayo's Take.