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Comfort Blanket
Comfort Blanket
Cheese & Pickle

Talking about the films, TV shows, books or music which people go to again and again to feel safe, happy and welcome.To... more

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Episodes

Ben Stokes' 2019 Ashes Innings - with Ed Morrish

Comedy producer Ed Morrish (Non-Censored, Soundheap, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme) brings his personal comfort blanket, Ben Stokes' 2019 Ashes innings... more

07 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Allo Allo - with Tom Price

Actor, comedian and broadcaster Tom Price (Torchwood, Magic FM, My Mate Brought A Toaster) talks about the lifelong comfort he... more

22 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Kind Hearts And Coronets - with Naomi Alderman

Writer Naomi Alderman (The Power, The Future) chooses as her comfort blanket, the 1949 Ealing black comedy 'Kind Hearts And... more

08 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Friends - with Larry Rickard (PART TWO)

In the second part of our two part look at definitive 1990s sitcom Friends, Larry Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) talks... more

12 Oct 2023 · 48 minutes
Friends - with Larry Rickard (PART ONE)

Writer and actor Larry Rickard (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) talks about his love for the smash hit 1990s sitcom Friends, and... more

11 Oct 2023 · 44 minutes
Don't Look Now - with Danny Robins

Writer and broadcaster Danny Robins (Uncanny, 2:22 A Ghost Story) talks about the unexpected comforts of Nic Roeg's classic 1973... more

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Withnail & I - with Jim Howick

Actor and writer Jim Howick (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) talks about his love for Bruce Robinson's 1987 film 'Withnail & I',... more

10 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Rush - with Rufus Wright

Actor Rufus Wright (Rogue One, Quantum of Solace, The Audience) talks about the comfort he gets from the often overlooked... more

23 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
The Good Place - with Bec Hill

Comedian and writer Bec Hill (Makeaway Takeaway, Horror Heights, A Problem Squared) talks about the comforts of Michael Schur's philosophical... more

09 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Laurel & Hardy - with Andrew Male (PART TWO)

The second part of our 2-part celebration of the sound shorts of Laurel & Hardy, with journalist Andrew Male (Sight... more

20 Jul 2023 · 39 minutes
Laurel & Hardy - with Andrew Male (PART ONE)

Journalist Andrew Male (Sight & Sound, Sunday Times, Mojo) talks about the sound shorts of Laurel & Hardy, and the... more

19 Jul 2023 · 46 minutes
Spider-Man - with Carrie Quinlan (PART TWO)

PART TWO of actor and writer Carrie Quinlan talking about Spider-Man, and the endlessly retellable tale of the nerd-turned-neighbourhood superhero.... more

29 Jun 2023 · 40 minutes
Spider-Man - with Carrie Quinlan (PART ONE)

Actor and writer Carrie Quinlan (Home, Agendum, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme) talks about her love of the comic character Spider-Man,... more

28 Jun 2023 · 33 minutes
Pride - with Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Comedy actor and podcaster Margaret Cabourn-Smith (Crushed, John Finnemore, Penny Dreadfuls) talks about the uplifting British comedy film Pride (2014)... more

07 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Asterix - with Jay Foreman

Comedian and YouTuber Jay Foreman (Map Men, Politics Unboring-ed) talks about the comforts of Goscinny and Uderzo’s indomitable Asterix, about... more

31 May 2023 · 59 minutes
Bridget Jones's Diary - with Daisy Buchanan

Author and journalist Daisy Buchanan (Insatiable, How To Be A Grown Up) talks about the comforts of Bridget Jones's Diary,... more

17 May 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Monty Python (Series 4) - with Michael Spicer

Comedian Michael Spicer (The Room Next Door, Mandy, The Mash Report) talks about the comforts of Monty Python's final, short... more

10 May 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Ronald Searle - with Jo Neary

Comedian and artist Jo Neary (Ideal, Man Down) on illustrator Ronald Searle, in particular his school satires: St Trinian's and... more

26 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Pride and Prejudice - with Abigail Burdess

Writer and actor Abigail Burdess (Mother's Day, Mitchell & Webb) talks about the comforts of the 1995 BBC adaptation of... more

19 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Home Comforts: Absolutely Fabulous (Sample episode)

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27 Mar 2023 · 29 minutes
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Ronald Searle - with Jo Neary
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Comedian and artist Jo Neary (Ideal, Man Down) on illustrator Ronald Searle, in particular his school satires: St Trinian's and the immortal... more