Bloody Good
A podcast for British TV mystery lovers.
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Last But Not Bloody Least
01/22/2025
Last But Not Bloody Least
On the season finale, Autumn and Maria talk about Anthony Horowitz, the prolific source of everything British mystery. Maria discusses the actress Vicki McClure who dominates British thrillers. Autumn is watching the “fluffy murder show,” Death in Paradise. Maria recommends the unlikely partnership of McDonald and Dodds. And they get forensic, again, with Claire Goose as The Coroner. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Alex Rider - Frevee Death in Paradise - BritBox McDonald & Dodds - BritBox The Coroner - BritBox BG’S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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How Bloody Good Got to Be So Good
01/15/2025
How Bloody Good Got to Be So Good
Maria and Autumn take you back to the early days of podcasting with their first attempt at Bloody Good. The audio is funky, but the content is a bullseye using a famous British longbow. They discuss the watchability of Nicola Walker and Michael Kitchen. Maria recommends the two-episode mystery series, The Ice House, Autumn tells us why the series Vera is a must see, and they have a back and forth about the classic Brit detective series, Midsomer Murders. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Foyle’s War – Acorn TV Midsomer Murders – Acorn TV The Ice House - BritBox Unforgotten – PBS, Amazon Prime Vera - BritBox BG’S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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The Christie Chronicles
01/08/2025
The Christie Chronicles
In this episode, they give a blow-by-blow of Agatha Christie TV, their favorite source for British murder shows – Autumn on Miss Marple and Maria on Poirot – and why Christie is the unrivaled Queen of British Mystery. They talk about Frances de la Tour, RIP. And Autumn gets stumped by Maria’s one-word quiz. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple - BritBox Agatha Christie’s Poirot - BritBox Professor T (British + Belgian versions) – PBS Surprise! We found the deleted scene from Love Actually with Frances de la Tour and Anne Reid BG’S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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Sci-Fi and Murder, Oh My!
01/01/2025
Sci-Fi and Murder, Oh My!
Autumn and Maria play the orchestra-style version of God Save the King and use a scalpel to dig into Silent Witness. Autumn puts her sci-fi hat on to talk about the original version of the British mystery series, Life on Mars. They enlighten with BritSpeak, talk Who’s On What? – Maria on Sarah Lancashire which leads down the rabbit warren to Last Tango in Halifax and Rose & Maloney; Autumn talks about Suranne Jones (Dr. Foster, Vigil, Gentleman Jack, Scott & Bailey, Maryland). And they give props to the delightful Shrine Podcasts from Ireland. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Dr. Foster - BritBox Gentleman Jack – MAX Happy Valley – Acorn TV In the Footsteps of Killers - BritBox Julia – MAX Last Tango in Halifax - Netflix Life on Mars - BritBox Maryland - PBS Rose & Maloney – Amazon Prime Scott & Bailey – BritBox Silent Witness - BritBox The Commander - BritBox The Secret of Crickley Hall - BritBox Vigil – Peacock BG’S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library CORRECTION Amanda Burton was in the first eight seasons of Silent Witness, not the first eight episodes. The director of Life on Mars referred to was S.J. Clarkson, not J.S. Clarkson. ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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Bloody Good, Who Are You?
12/25/2024
Bloody Good, Who Are You?
In this episode-within-an episode, Maria and Autumn share the origin story of Bloody Good, can’t quit talking about another Scandinavian mystery show, The Summerdahl Murders, and introduce three new segments: BritSpeak, where they make fun of their favorite Britishisms, share their favorite actors in Who’s On What? (Cush Jumbo and more), and surprise each other with a mystery lover’s pop quiz. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Criminal Record – Apple TV+ Dead Water Fell – Acorn TV The Beast Must Die - hoopla The Sommerdahl Murders – Acorn TV Vera – BritBox Barb & Star Go to Visa Del Mar - Hulu BG’S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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The First Clue
12/10/2024
The First Clue
Autumn and Maria share their backgrounds, their different views on their favorite British TV mysteries, introduce their executive producer, Glenn, and explain why the podcast has more than one theme song. Maria breaks the rules and gushes over Truth Be Told, a non-British mystery. They talk about the lighter side of murder, the Brokenwood Mysteries, and Maria expounds on her favorite dark, twisted thriller series from Britain’s next door neighbor, Sweden’s Gåsmamman; and, keeping things in the deep end of the pool, they talk about their favorite TV pathologists. SHOWS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE Body Farm - BritBox Gåsmamman (aka Goose Mother aka No Time to Mourn) – MHz + Viaplay The Brokenwood Mysteries – Acorn TV Truth Be Told – Apple TV+ BG'S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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Introducing The Bloody Good Podcast!
12/04/2024
Introducing The Bloody Good Podcast!
Welcome to the Bloody Good podcast official trailer! It’s so good to have you here. This podcast is where Maria and Autumn, two American television producers and British mystery superfans, tell you all about themselves, probably more than you’ll ever want to know. Nobody does mysteries better than the Brits and these two are here for it. They obsess, watch, and talk about British television mysteries 24/7 and they want you to join the discussion. Come on in, because mystery loves company! BG'S FAVORITE SOURCES FOR BRITISH MYSTERIES Acorn TV Amazon Prime Apple TV+ BritBox MHz Choice Netflix PBS CREDITS Created, Hosted and Written By: Autumn Doerr and Maria Notaras Executive Producer: Glenn Milley Music Supervisor: Karl T. Wright Edited By: Glenn Milley God Save the Queen Arranged By: Anthony Kuhnz Special Thanks To: Kay O'Connell and Ed October Extra Special Thanks To: Piedad Alcalá from the Teen Idea Lab at the Logan Heights branch of the San Diego Public Library ABOUT US MARIA NOTARAS (Creator + Co-host) Maria’s career as a TV producer began shortly after her escape from her former life as a Wall Street investment advisor. Shedding the designer suits and Hermés scarves, she eventually became part of the original teams that created Comedy Central, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, The Queen Latifah Show and The Real. She’s produced thousands of celebrities on talk shows and red carpets and received four Emmy Awards for her work on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The Wayne Brady Show. When she’s not convincing talk show guests to feed live tigers or helping the Muppets interview stars on the red carpet she’s bingeing her favorite British murder shows, talking about them with Autumn and agonizing over the perfect Bitmojis to send out with every text. AUTUMN DOERR (Creator + Co-host) Autumn has always been a firebrand who conquered the radio, television, and podcasting worlds (*ahem*). Her credits include hundreds of hours of television, a public radio show, and a podcast on how the origins of the vampire story made Dracula, Dracula. Her favorite writing gig was for a documentary on the history of horror for Blumhouse. She’s produced a multitude of true crime series, and top-rated cooking competitions. What do these diverse genres have in common? Mystery. Will the Final Girl get killed? Will the real killer be captured? Will that souffle fall? And, as a life-long mystery fan, she has written two mysteries, Baker’s Dozen and Free for All, and is polishing up her third novel in The Lexi Fagan Mystery trilogy, The Sins of the Mother. (Available on Amazon). GLENN MILLEY (Executive Producer) Glenn Milley is an Emmy® Award-winning television producer and four-time nominee based in Los Angeles. He has produced consistently for such brands as CBS, Hallmark Media, Amazon Prime, Hello Sunshine, Facebook Watch, Fox Nation, and NBC. Glenn won his first Emmy® in 2021 alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and the Red Table Talk team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for their work on Season 3 of the worldwide hit series that received over 1.5B+ views. When he’s not producing, Glenn is working on his screenplays with an iced coffee nearby. His hobbies include quoting The Devil Wears Prada every chance he gets.
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