After the world's longest podcast hiatus (will verify with Norris McWhirter) Julia is back for a chat with regular guest (and, yes, he happens to be her husband), comedy writer Joel Morris. They reminisce about the TV of Christmases past and look forward to the new traditions they're making with their own family. But mostly it's just them bunking on about Blue Peter fire hazards, Victoria Wood, the big Christmas day film, Noel Edmonds, more Victoria Wood, dancing newsreaders and how excited they are about the Ghosts special on Christmas Day. If you're in a Yule-ish mood, why not scroll back to some of our Christmas specials from 2020 including <a href="https://pod.link/1469373124/episode/ac520ef5f03a8707620de84ff2ab4362" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THIS</a> lovely one about The Good Life Christmas Special with Greg Haiste or <a href="https://pod.link/1469373124/episode/a4f35ff8d7265ee5b27c18d4bf4f69c7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THIS</a> absolute beauty from Toby Davies looking back at the quite wonderful Children of Green Knowe. We hope you have a lovely Christmas free of disease and distemper and we'll see you in 2024!

Christmas 2023 - We're back!

TV producer Geri O'Donohoe remembers the utterly heart-wrenching finale to Six Feet Under and the personal resonance it particularly holds for her.

TV producer Geri O'Donohoe remembers the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpH7oy0B8G4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">utterly heart-wrenching finale to Six Feet Under </a>and the personal resonance it particularly holds for her.

Six Feet Under

Comedian <a href="https://twitter.com/MitchBenn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitch Benn</a> talks to Julia about the time he saw the mighty Rik Mayall at the first ever Comic Relief live show in 1986.

Rik Mayall: the first Comic Relief

Brilliant actor and star of Home (C4) Youssef Kerkour joins Julia to recount the thrilling, often excruciating episode of Succession in which Logan Roy (Brian Cox) returns to his home town in Scotland.

Brilliant actor and star of Home (C4) <a href="https://twitter.com/YoussefKerkour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youssef Kerkour</a> joins Julia to recount the thrilling, often excruciating episode of Succession in which Logan Roy (Brian Cox) returns to his home town in Scotland.

Succession: the Dundee episode

Writer and podcaster Chris Thorpe-Tracey joins Julia to discuss his deep love for the 90s blood-sucker butt-kicker.

Writer and podcaster <a href="https://twitter.com/christt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Thorpe-Tracey</a> joins Julia to discuss his deep love for the 90s blood-sucker butt-kicker.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Novelist Jenny Colgan remembers the pure teen lust generated by Nick Kamen stripping to his pants in a launderette.

Novelist <a href="https://twitter.com/jennycolgan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jenny Colgan</a> remembers the pure teen lust generated by Nick Kamen stripping to his pants in a launderette.

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Christmas is a time for ghost stories, so let's tenuously link to that by listening to the brilliant Tony Way reminisce about the bone-chilling terror induced by his viewing of Ghostwatch (BBC One) as a slightly tipsy teenager.

Christmas is a time for ghost stories, so let's tenuously link to that by listening to the brilliant <a href="https://twitter.com/tonypaulway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Way</a> reminisce about the bone-chilling terror induced by his viewing of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwatch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghostwatch (BBC One)</a> as a slightly tipsy teenager.

Ghostwatch

Julia helps comedian Mitch Benn to revisit the trauma of that day in 1982 when his innocence was swiftly taken by the death of Doctor Who companion, Adric.

Julia helps comedian <a href="https://twitter.com/MitchBenn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitch Benn</a> to revisit the trauma of that day in 1982 when his innocence was swiftly taken by the death of Doctor Who companion, Adric.

Doctor Who: Death of Adric

Podcaster and man Jake Yapp barely controls his emotions as he returns to the Wales of his boyhood to weep over Small Films' delicate wonder, Ivor the Engine.

Podcaster and man <a href="https://twitter.com/jakeyapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jake Yapp</a> barely controls his emotions as he returns to the Wales of his boyhood to weep over Small Films' delicate wonder, Ivor the Engine.

Ivor the Engine

All of television history is contained within the Box of Delights. TV journalist Julia Raeside invites her guests to choose a favourite TV memory and take another look at it, say what it meant to them, and what it means to them now.

All of television history is contained within the Box of Delights. TV journalist Julia Raeside invites her guests to choose a favourite TV memory and take another look at it, say what it meant to them, and what it means to them now.

Box of Delights

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