Actor and audio-book queen Liz Bower tells Julia (who is basically Zombie-phobic) about the time her favourite undead series killed off one of her favourite characters.Full disclosure, we recorded Liz's episodes ages ago and The Walking Dead universe may have thrown up several new iterations since we sat down to chat about it almost TWO YEARS ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Author Hattie Williams tells Julia about her formative love of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and how it broke her heart when Angel died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gemma's death in Byker Grove
Join author Kate Weston as she remembers watching in horror the episode of Byker Grove (CBBC) where young Gemma touched a dodgy plug and died of electric to the horror of us all.Kate's latest novel - How to Make a Killing - is set in the sordid world of high-powered estate agency and has been described as "Selling Sunset with incident tape". And it's OUT NOW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Grange Hill's Zammo
Brilliant actor and voice of the Don't Make Me Laugh audiobook, Liz Bower tells Julia about the deep emotional scars left by watching Grange Hill's Zammo descend into heroin addiction.And she remembers the TV moment which, for a while, she was most recognised for. Listen to the end for a nostalgic reminder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jonathan Creek
Journalist and author Michael Hogan talks about his love of duffle-coated, accidental detective Jonathan Creek and how his fondness for cosy crime went on to inspire his debut novel.The Dogwalkers' Detective Agency is out now and follows the adventures of Charlie Boardman and his beloved Staffy, Ruby as they go on the trail of a killer after finding a body on their morning walk.It's been hailed by the likes of Claudia Winkleman and Marian Keyes and is the perfect Autumnal read, full of twists, turns and Hogan's trademark humour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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