Writer Caroline O'Donoghue joins Jeanne and Alan to talk about 2017's You Can't Fight Christmas, the heartwarming tale of Leslie Major, an interior decorator working in the Chesterton Hotel, a neighbourhood landmark whose new owner wants to take away everything special about it. Can Leslie make the new owner Edmund fall in love with her AND the Chesterton before it's too late? Very possibly. 

You Can't Fight Christmas stars Brely Evans and Andra Fuller, was written by Marnie Martin and directed by Kenny Young. 

Our chosen charity for this episode is The Peter McVerry Trust which was set up by Fr Peter McVerry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage.

Caroline O'Donoghue is @czaroline on Twitter. Her debut novel Promising Young Women is out now and it is so good, like really, really good. 

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Original artwork by Dee McDonnell

Theme Music by Daniel McAuley

This episode was produced by Alan + Brian