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Sara Barron&nbsp;(Live at the Apollo; Would I Lie to You?) and husband Geoff Lloyd (Reasons to Be Cheerful; Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live) attempt to answer the biggest question of our time: Are you watching anything good at the moment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV & Film

Sara has tonsillitis - she's on antibiotics and complete vocal rest. She had a fever dream where she was drawn towards the light, but spotted her late grandmother on the other side and fled.
So, it's a truncated episode this week (a semisode?): An interview we'd already recorded before she was struck down. And what an interview! It's Andy Milligan, writer of The Sopranos of shiny-floor entertainment TV - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.
Send Firecrotch a get-well-soon email: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Buy her a Lucozade: https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH
Edited by Annabel Port, who is in rude health.



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Interview-only Semisode Because Sara is Sick: Andy Milligan (ANT & DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY)

Happy birthday to our son, who's eight today. He'll never read this, although he was recently overheard saying, "Mom can't decide what she's doing for her quick watch". Kids these days! Etc.
This week it's our great pleasure to speak to Rockerdale Studios creative director, Stu Richards, and head of production, Michelle Singer, about their SMASH HIT The Assembly. You're not living life to the fullest if you haven't seen this show, and you know we don't say that lightly. 
Plus: a master-class in martial passive-aggression, Ripley (finally!), and boundaries, baby, BOUNDARIES. 
Hit us up with some dopamine via our inbox: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com
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Underarm Meat and a Wide Ribcage. And Michelle Singer & Stu Richards (THE ASSEMBLY)

It's cold and rainy and we promised to take our child to a farm near Heathrow airport. What fabulous journey are you on today?
This week's guest - fresh off her rave review in the New York Times - is 'Manhunt' showrunner, Monica Beletsky! We discuss how to make old-timey feel new-timey, and how to manage a complex timeline. And Abe Lincoln's beard. 
Plus: We watch TV featuring (in no particular order) Michael Sheen, Steve Martin and Larry David. 
Michael Sheen is 25 years older than his wifeSteve Martin is 26 years older than his wifeLarry David is 31 years older than his wife.
 “The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.” ~ Woody Allen
Indicate precisely what you mean to say: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com Every summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight (if it's not too dear): https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Digging the weeds: Annabel Port

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Gems! Meteorites! Paintings! And Monica Beletsky (MANHUNT)

HEY HOLLYWOOD! What is this, Chateau Marmont?! 
This week's guest is Hollywood insider, the impossibly lovely Eric Newman, creator of Narcos and Griselda. We talk collabs with famous actors, and how to sensitively portray real-life people on screen. Plus the dos and don'ts of portraying drug lords specifically! Can't you just feel the California breeze in the palm trees as you read this?! How lovely. 
Also we've got the new Sally Wainwright, Taylor Swift and a show where a hot girl works in a record shop. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING?
Email us: fuckoff@firecrotchandnormcore.com
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Edited by our little dream-canoe, Annabel Port
Nepo-friendy book plug! Buy 'Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series' by Tom Salinsky: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Trek-Discovering-Original-Generation/dp/1399035045 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Those People Can Get Stampeded. And Eric Newman (NARCOS/GRISELDA)

We've never been in love before We thought our hearts were safe We thought we knew the score! 
Are these lyrics from a musical? Or rather our unbridled feelings for this week's guest who just so happens to be RUSSELL T. DAVIES? WHAT IF IT IS BOTH? 
Dreams come true you guys, you just have to keep dreaming. This week's guest, see above, is the showrunner of Doctor Who, creator of It's a Sin, Queer as Folk, and too much more to mention. The King of British TV, and our new hero. 
Our hearts are full of gratitude towards beloved friend and listener Jan McVerry, without whom none of this would've happened!
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Edited by Annabel Port. Read her Substack, or Google her business endeavour, Get Get Got Interview engineered by Ed @ Spiritland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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