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Comfort Blanket

Comfort Blanket

Cheese & Pickle

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


To join our Patreon, with access to exclusive companion podcast 'Home Comforts' visit www.patreon.com/comfortblanketpod


"Brilliant... A lovely listen" - Sunday Times

"Highly recommended" - The Week

Selected as one of the Sunday Times' TOP 25 PODCASTS TO MAKE YOU HAPPY


Presented and produced by Joel Morris.


Part of the Cheese And Pickle family of podcasts.



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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Comfort Blanket episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Comfort Blanket for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Comfort Blanket episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Comfort Blanket - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - with Ben Willbond
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12/29/22 • 73 min

Actor and writer Ben Willbond (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) chooses John Le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (in all its forms) and discusses how it comforts him by being a masterful attack on a very particular British form of cruelty and certainty.

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Comfort Blanket - Frasier - with Zarah Hussain
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07/13/22 • 63 min

Artist Zarah Hussain talks about finding comfort for herself (and her kids) in sophisticated 90s sitcom Frasier, and the universal lessons that lurk beneath the surface Seattle snobbery.

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Professor Sophie Scott (director of UCL's Dept of Cognitive Neuroscience) talks about the comforts of Ripping Yarns, Michael Palin & Terry Jones' hilarious and lavish post-Python anthology series of Edwardian adventure story spoofs, and how comedy always needs to be taken extremely seriously...


PART ONE of a two-part episode.



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Comfort Blanket - Asterix - with Jay Foreman
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05/31/23 • 59 min

Comedian and YouTuber Jay Foreman (Map Men, Politics Unboring-ed) talks about the comforts of Goscinny and Uderzo’s indomitable Asterix, about the sort of jokes and storytelling that can only work in comic form, and how good it is to read something from a neighbour's point of view.

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Comfort Blanket - It's A Wonderful Life - with Carrie Quinlan
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05/04/22 • 62 min

Actor and writer Carrie Quinlan (John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, Home) talks about the comforts of the 1946 film It's A Wonderful Life.

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Comfort Blanket - Better Call Saul - with Will Maclean
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08/11/22 • 71 min

In a special bonus episode, recorded one week before the finale of the show, writer Will Maclean (The Apparition Phase) talks about Breaking Bad prequel 'Better Call Saul' and asks what comfort we find in the suspense of a long-form premium drama, and whether we can ever revisit it for the same comfort again.


PSA: Obviously this episode is about a six-season storyline and though we’ve edited out as many “spoilers” as possible (and a prequel is technically hard to spoil) there are references to plot. You may prefer not to listen if you’re saving Better Call Saul to watch later.



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Comfort Blanket - Allo Allo - with Tom Price
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02/22/24 • 69 min

Actor, comedian and broadcaster Tom Price (Torchwood, Magic FM, My Mate Brought A Toaster) talks about the lifelong comfort he draws from Allo Allo, Perry & Lloyd's broad and shameless French resistance farce. Listen very carefully, we will say this only once: it's actually brilliant.

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BY PUBLIC REQUEST! A bonus episode to act as a companion to the 'Better Call Saul' Comfort Blanket episode.


Writer Will Maclean returns to discuss the finale of the critically acclaimed series, now that both of us have seen it, and asks whether it achieves the seemingly impossible task of ending a longform 'box set' series in a way that actually satisfies its fans...


WARNING: This episode obviously does contain spoilers for the Better Call Saul season 6 finale. So do not listen if you are following the story and have yet to see the episode.



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Comfort Blanket - The Goon Show - with Mike Wozniak
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12/15/22 • 71 min

Comedian and writer Mike Wozniak (Man Down, Taskmaster, Three Bean Salad) talks about the influence and warmth of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe's anything-goes 1950s radio programme The Goon Show, and the comforts of its self-contained, lunatic world.

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Comfort Blanket - Home Comforts: Absolutely Fabulous (Sample episode)
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03/27/23 • 29 min

If you like Comfort Blanket, we are launching a Patreon so you can join in and show your support.


www.patreon.com/comfortblanketpod


Patreon membership gives you early ad-free access to future episodes of Comfort Blanket, as well as our exclusive companion podcast 'Home Comforts'.


Here's a sample episode to whet your Patreon appetite, with Julia picking Jennifer Saunders' classic sitcom 'Absolutely Fabulous'...



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FAQ

How many episodes does Comfort Blanket have?

Comfort Blanket currently has 63 episodes available.

What topics does Comfort Blanket cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Film, Music, Reading, Comedy, Television, Podcasts, Books, Movies, Tv, Arts and Cinema.

What is the most popular episode on Comfort Blanket?

The episode title 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - with Ben Willbond' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Comfort Blanket?

The average episode length on Comfort Blanket is 59 minutes.

How often are episodes of Comfort Blanket released?

Episodes of Comfort Blanket are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Comfort Blanket?

The first episode of Comfort Blanket was released on Apr 4, 2022.

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