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A Very Special Episode

Michael Lee Richardsonshows.acast.com
A Very Special Episode is a podcast about television. Join me, Michael Lee Richardson, as I curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people.

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Episodes

Smallville - 'Homecoming' with Raisah Ahmed

A Very Special Episode is a podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is screenwriter Raisah Ahmed who chose to talk to me about aliens, liminality and why Superman is an immigrant story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 12, 20252 hr 31 minSeason 3Ep. 4

The Royle Family - 'Christmas with the Royle Family' with Philip Wright

A Very Special Episode is a podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Philip Wright who chose to talk to me about kids' TV with banger theme tunes, professional wrestling and the 1999 Christmas episode of The Royle Family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 05, 20241 hr 45 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Carnivale - 'Babylon'/'Pick a Number' with Emma Lennox

A Very Special Episode is a podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Emma Lennox who chose to talk to me about Banjo, Bluey and bleak binge watch, Carnivale. Subscribe to Emma's (excellent!) Substack, The Memory Hole, about the strange and unusual TV moments that scarred our psyches https://emmalennox.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 22, 20241 hr 30 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Smash - 'Opening Night' with Kevin Sherwin (Things Gay People Like)

A Very Special Episode is a podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is podcaster Kevin Sherwin who chose to talk to me about TV musicals, reality TV and Broadway baby, Smash . Required reading - How "Smash" Became TV's Biggest Train Wreck: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/how-smash-became-tvs-biggest-train-wreck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jan 19, 20241 hr 32 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Inside No. 9 - 'The Riddle of the Sphinx' with David O Gray

In this second very SPOOKY special I spoke to writer and funnyman David O Gray abou this favourite ooky, spooky TV, Sex & the City and what happens inside number nine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 8

A Very SPOOKY Episode - Ghostwatch with Callum Sinclair

In this very ooky and very SPOOKY special I talk to the most special of guests Callum Sinclair about some of our favourite spooky telly, the scariest TV moments and the greatest spooky show of all time, Ghostwatch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 20221 hr 51 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Sliders - 'Luck of the Draw' with Crystal Dawn Gallagher

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Crystal Dawn Gallgher who chose to talk to me about having a parasocial relationship with Simon Amstell, the peak of Greek and slipping into a parallel world with the Sliders gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 20222 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Leverage - 'The Tap-Out Job' with Debbie Moon

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Debbie Moon who chose to talk to me about flipping flops, 70s sci fi and tapping out with the Leverage gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Community - 'Documentary Filmmaking' with Chris Smyth

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Chris Smyth who chose to talk to me about Cilla Black, Frasier vs. Friends and documentary filmmaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 01, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Scandal - 'It's Handled' with David Chipakupaku

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is journalist David Chipakupaku who chose to talk to me about Olivia Pope, UK vs. US TV and the very unfortunate phrase 'TARDussy'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 25, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Ab Fab - 'Fashion' with Chris McCrudden

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Chris McCrudden who chose to talk to me about Victoria Wood, Columbo and aspiring to be absolutely fabulous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 3

My So-Called Life - 'Resolutions' with Amy Mason

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer and performer Amy Mason who chose to talk to me about queers on TV, Che Diaz and that 90s show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 202249 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Being Human - 'The Looking Glass' with Claire Biddles

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Claire Biddles who chose to talk to me about taping Top of the Pops and her own lived experience of vampirism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 21, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 2Ep. 1

The L Word - 'Layup'/'Lez Girls' with Juno Dawson

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is bestselling author and screenwriter Juno Dawson who chose to talk to me about how queer people are like Furbies, what a huge nerd she is and the time Jenny Schecter killed a dog and ruined a woman's life as revenge for a bad review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 20, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Corporate - 'Natural Beauty' with Tasha Dhanraj

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Tasha Dhanraj who chose to talk to me about a crime-solving devil, I'm a Celeb and how to sell makeup to men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 20, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Doctor Who - 'Turn Left' with Garry Mac

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer, artist and Time Lord Garry Mac who chose to talk to me about queer temporality, seeing yourself reflected in reality TV and the time Russell T Davies killed off the entire cast of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Dec 06, 20211 hr 57 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Star Trek: The Next Generation - 'Data's Day' with Niki Rooney

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer Niki Rooney who chose to talk to me about McFly, air traffic controllers and what a 90s TV robot can teach us about humanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 22, 20211 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 'Tabula Rasa' with Morgan M Page

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer and trans historian Morgan M Page who chose to talk to me about Canadian TV, the teen drama which best reflects her own adolescence and the mind-bending adventures of Joan and Nwad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 15, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Desperate Housewives - 'Bang' with Shaun Kitchener

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is writer and journalist Shaun Kitchener who chose to talk to me about big juicy plots, soapy stunts and being mugged off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 08, 202152 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The Simpsons - 'A Streetcar Named Marge' with Richard Flynn

A Very Special Episode is a brand new podcast where I get to curl up on the sofa and talk telly with some of my favourite people. My very special guest this week is Richard Flynn, a writer and poet from Glasgow, who chose to talk to me about wrestling, reality TV and the unbearable loneliness of being Marge Simpson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 01, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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