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On this week’s Backstage podcast, Claire Gregory is joined by Sky News’ Arts and Entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer and producer Jayson Mansaray to talk about the week’s stories – including the death of Tina Turner and Phillip Schofield’s departure from ITV’s This Morning.

Our cinema pick of the week is The Little Mermaid. We hear from the stars, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem and the film’s director Rob Marshall.

Plus, we review some of the most anticipated new TV series including Sky Max and Now’s detective series Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne, Apple TV+’s Platonic and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Netflix series FUBAR.

Producer: Debbie Ridgard

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