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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Surprise! Julia and Joel are jiving back into your feed for a special episode of COME STRICTLY DANCING.

Hepped up on tinsel and at least two cocktails a piece, they discuss the whole Strictly 2024 shebang including the summer of scandal, what was going on with Wynn and Katya and how the nation and the show got the right winner in the end.

Put another log on the fire and kick back for an hour and a bit of inconsequential dance chat. Happy Christmas!

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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 THIS lovely one about The Good Life Christmas Special with Greg Haiste or THIS 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!

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