Gaby’s Six Picks: Where The Crawdads Sing and MORE!

Virgin Radio

22 Jul 2022, 15:15

Every day on drivetime our Gaby Roslin suggests a movie or a telly show for you to kick back to, relax, grab a cuppa and escape into the world of entertainment. 

This week's Six Picks: 

The Offer  

We are all familiar with The Godfather but have you ever wondered the story behind the creation of the film? Well, the latest offering from Paramount+ sees that story unfold.

Starring Miles Teller as Al Ruddy, and Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, the story delves into the development and drama that went into the creation of one of the most iconic films. 

The Offer is now available to stream on Paramount+ 

Where The Crawdads Sing 

If you don’t know about the multimillion-selling novel Where The Crawdads Sing then we’re pretty sure you will know someone who will! 2019’s best-selling book has now been adapted for the big screen by Reese Witherspoon and her production team. 

Set in the North Carolina marshes, Where The Crawdads Sing sees Kya (Daisy Edgar Jones) go through a journey of loss, abandonment, love and a murder case.  

Where The Crawdads Sings is in Cinemas now!

The Control Room 

Set to be the next BBC smash drama, The Control Room is a three-part series which focuses on the emergency services response team who, daily, deal with terrifying situations that are a matter of life or death. 

The show’s lead and the main character is Gabe whose world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him. With Gabe under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that threatens to have devastating consequences. 

The Control Room is now available on BBC iPlayer.

Britain's Tourette’s Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates

It’s always good to have a deep look at what is affecting those around the country especially if it is something that we don’t see in our day-to-day life.

Nowadays, Doctors who once saw four or five cases of Tourette's in teens a year now see that many per week. Scarlett Moffatt – who had a tic as a child – is the perfect investigation of this medical conundrum made more complex by the effect of social media on malleable minds.

Britain's Tourette’s Mystery: Scarlett Moffatt Investigates is available to watch again on All 4.

Better Call Saul 

Are you a fan of Breaking Bad and want to dive back into that world? Its spin-off show, ‘Better Call Saul’ is back on Netflix for its sixth and final season.

The show follows ex-con artist Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) who turns into a small-time attorney with his alter ego Saul Goodman, a morally challenged criminal lawyer.

This show is a prequel to the much beloved Breaking Bad and is set before Saul ever met Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. So if you want to deep dive into their world this is for you.

Better Call Saul is now available to stream on Netflix.

St Elmo's Fire 

With some youngins out there leaving school and university this week for the last time, now is a good time to remember what leaving for the real world was like. 

St Elmo’s Fire follows six recent college graduates wrestling with the newfound responsibilities of life -- between visits to their favourite bar, St. Elmo's.

For a flashback cult classic this is the throwback we need right now!

St Elmo’s Fire is available to watch on Netflix.