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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Lee Richardson


    • Sep 5, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from A Very Special Episode

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 105:17


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 90:08


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 91:40


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 54:47


    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.

    A Very SPOOKY Episode - Ghostwatch with Callum Sinclair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 111:05


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 131:17


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 47:34


    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.

    Community - 'Documentary Filmmaking' with Chris Smyth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 47:36


    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.

    Scandal - 'It's Handled' with David Chipakupaku

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 81:31


    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.

    Ab Fab - 'Fashion' with Chris McCrudden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 63:35


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 49:24


    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.

    Being Human - 'The Looking Glass' with Claire Biddles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 85:04


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 61:39


    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.

    Corporate - 'Natural Beauty' with Tasha Dhanraj

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 58:24


    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.

    Doctor Who - 'Turn Left' with Garry Mac

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 117:17


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 78:04


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 63:18


    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.

    Desperate Housewives - 'Bang' with Shaun Kitchener

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 51:35


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 63:34


    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.

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