Umissable show?
I’ve got one of those boxes that I can record stuff on, which has changed everything. So I’m powering through the latest series of House Of Cards, and also Better Call Saul. I think it’s a really different show to Breaking Bad. In a way, it’s slower. And because it’s based around one character, you really get the sense of the characters building. I always liked Saul Goodman and I like how they’ve developed him within this show.
Bring back?
I’d quite like to see a really cool remake of Thundercats. I think that would be awesome. It seems like a no-brainer. I think it’s time. I’d like to see Alfie Allen play Snarf.
Earliest TV memory?
Welsh-language programming. S4C, that kind of thing. The Eistedffods are very important! And then I’d also watch cartoons, like Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.
TV turn-off?
Controversially, I’m not a big fan of the whole X Factor and The Voice thing. I find them very irritating and depressing. They make me really want to not watch telly.
Guilty pleasure?
I really like The Great British Bake Off, but I don’t feel guilty about that! I think they nail it. The baked alaska fiasco was very dramatic! I like things like The Apprentice, quite hypocritically [given that Iwan doesn’t like The X Factor].
Mastermind specialist subject?
I know very little about a lot of things! I’d maybe go with the music of Radiohead. I’m a huge fan. My favourite album? Oh that’s a tricky one. I’m invariably between OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows.
Pitch us a TV show...
Let’s flesh out that Thundercats reboot. You could make it a Game Of Thrones-style saga. Make it epic. Obviously I’m Lion-O. Maybe I could play Mumm-Ra as well. Or just play every character. So Thundercats with me playing every part… except for Snarf played by Alfie Allen.
Iwan Rheon’s album, Dinard, is released today, Monday 20 April
