'Kind of like the Godfather, but with ice-cream'
On this episode, Anna is joined by film writer and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt to talk about Comfort and Joy, Bill Forsyth's fourth film from 1984.
The charmingly melancholic comedy stars Bill Paterson as Glasgow radio DJ Alan 'Dickie' Bird, whose life is turned upside down one Christmas and he finds himself searching for meaning amongst the discarded baubles.
Join Anna and Leslie as they discuss the importance of flawed characters, how far Bill Forsyth will go for the sake of a joke, the importance of friendship-teasing, and the similarities between local radio DJs and shopping channel presenters.
You can find Leslie on Twitter - @Afrofilmviewer and follow his film blog at http://www.afrofilmviewer.com/
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