Up to Dundee to see the ever reliable Mr Goatley. With a similar format to his popular 10 Films With My Dad, this show takes us through his top twelve xmas (related) films. But first, being the friendly chap he is, Goatley gave us an update on his life. He's recently moved from Brighton to... Middlesbrough. Suffice to say it's a change to a different world, but one which provides a seemingly unending fund of funny stories.
Goatley lays down the three rules of 'what makes a xmas film,, the most important one being that it invoked the 'spirit of xmas'. So his selection extends beyond movies set at the end of the year, to embrace some that are traditionally associated with xmas screenings on UK TV. And which trigger stories from his past.
It's all very entertaining, he gets a bit of audience interaction going, and who could argue with It's a Wonderful Life as his number one choice? Good fun, occasionally confounding expectations, but always warm and inclusive. And anti Tory as an added bonus. Good stuff.
