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A Brilliant TV Series You Absolutely Must See

I wasn’t going to write today, but I have just finished watching a series and have been telling all my friends about it and I thought it would be selfish not to share it with everyone here too. The program is called Big Boys. It’s written by Jack Rooke, who is the main character, played by the brilliant Dylan Llewellyn, who you may recognise from Derry Girls. Jack has just lost his dad and deferred his first year at uni. When he starts he meets Danny, who he shares “accommodation” with. The Jack and Danny joke went through my head immediately, don’t worry, it’s explained. Jack, who is yet to come out as gay, forms a wonderful friendship with Danny, who has some serious struggles of his own. I loved the focus being on the straight best friend instead of the gay best friend, it’s something we rarely see. Jon Pointing plays Danny beautifully and whilst I loved Jacks story, it was Danny that had be sobbing one minute and then snorting with laughter the next. Every single cast member

3 Podcasts I am listening to

The majority of my podcast library is true crime, which I love, but sometimes when I wake up at 4am and want to listen to a podcast on my sleepmask, I don't really want to be listening to how someones got murdered in their own bed. So I have thrown some less sinister ones into the mix and these are my current faves. The Wolf & The Owl. My mum actually told me about this one after I watched an episode of King Gary and told her how funny I thought Tom Davis & Romesh Ranganathan were in it. There is no format to the show, but this just seems to work and you can tell that these two are genuine friends, the only problem is it doesn't help me get back to sleep as I am too busy laughing. Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombes Parenting Hell. I LOVE Rob Beckett. I've seen him live many times, but I hadn't bothered to listen to this podcast as I thought that being about parenting, I wouldn't be able to relate to it. I was wrong. Another laugh out loud podcast, that us