Box of Delights

Actor and writer Jon Dryden Taylor talks about his father Don Taylor's powerful cult classic The Exorcism. Not for the faint-hearted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actor Greg Haiste has a cracking Christmas remembering the horribly catch, celeb-strewn festive ads of the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Jon Dryden Taylor talks about his family's festive ritual of marking up the Christmas Radio Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actor Greg Haiste remembers when a precocious young songwriter appeared on TV at the age of just 15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actor Tony Way chooses the unforgettable Walford Christmas where Den dumped Angie with relish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The screenwriter Toby Davies gets a little festive chill as he remembers the wondrous children's television classic, The Children of Green Knowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actor Greg Haiste pours another glass of Peapod Burgundy and toasts his toes on this slice of festive sitcom perfection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Miles Chapman from Channel 4's Lee & Dean chooses a classic Mike Leigh TV play starring Gary Oldman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV critic and broadcaster Michael Hogan tells Julia about the uncanny parallels between Grange Hill's Stewpot and his own love life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy writer Joel Morris picks a classic link from TV brainbox James Burke, possibly one of the best directed documentary shots of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV producer Vicky Thomas talks to Julia about her love for Bergerac's immortal Ice Maiden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Tom Burgess remembers the time when his TV spoke directly to him during a special 'Doctor Who' Blue Peter episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Jon Dryden Taylor celebrates a classic moment in Sharon Horgan and Denis Kelly's glorious BBC comedy, Pulling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcaster Nick Duncalf remembers a touching moment in Clement and Le Frenais' British-builders-abroad comedy Auf Wiedersehen Pet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy writer Sarah Morgan watches through her fingers as Linda Barker wrecks lives with her directional shelving on Changing Rooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Miles Chapman (Lee & Dean) chooses international sports day It's A Knockout (Jeux Sans Frontieres). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Eleanor Morton remembers the brilliantly unnerving tales spun by Jim Henson's The Storyteller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and broadcaster Sali Hughes tells Julia about her adoration for Chris' intervention scene in The Sopranos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV critic and broadcaster Michael Hogan recalls the heady site of Kate O'Mara freezing her arse off, topless sunbathing on a cross channel ferry in ill-fated sea-bound soap, Triangle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia is joined by broadcaster Nick Duncalf who has chosen the episode of Moonlighting done entirely in Shakespearean verse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV producer Vicky Thomas remembers the slick educational pinball groove of Sesame Street's coolest cartoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia is joined by actor and writer Jon Dryden Taylor to talk about a shattering moment in Russell T Davies' Queer As Folk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia is joined by comedy writer Joel Morris who chooses the moment Nasty Nick met his comeuppance in Big Brother, series one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark O'Sullivan, from Channel 4's Lee & Dean, shares a favourite arty-farty highlight from the brilliant Spaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcaster Richard Madeley tells Julia about the joy of watching composer Andre Previn muck in with his comedy heroes, Morecambe & Wise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy writer Sarah Morgan talks about her purest love for Miss Piggy and a particular musical number with Hollywood legend, Raquel Welch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee and Dean's Miles Chapman shares a favourite episode of Rob Brydon and Julia Davis' close-to-the-bone comedy Human Remains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist and broadcaster Sali Hughes indulges in the sheer pleasure of re-watching David van Day laying waste to wholesome pop don, Bobby G in Trouble at the Top: Bucks Fizz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV producer Vicky Thomas recalls a tv moment that nobody had any business seeing or remembering, but is seared onto the soul of a generation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcaster Nick Duncalf tries to hold it together while talking to Julia about Matt Lucas' hilarious Shooting Stars song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy writer Sarah Morgan shares a very personal Saturday morning memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer and broadcast Richard Madeley talks to Julia about watching live, as a slack-jawed teen, as the first man walked on the moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia is joined by comedy writer (and spouse) Joel Morris who picks the time Star Wars collided with Jim'll Fix It. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and writer Jon Dryden Taylor joins Julia to celebrate the most exciting title music in TV history - Channel 4's Treasure Hunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The co-writer and co-star of Channel 4's Lee & Dean, Mark O'Sullivan, talks to Julia about the TV death of Danny Kendall from Grange Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All of television history is contained in the Box of Delights... Coming soon to Great Big Owl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.