Drugs Crisis, Scottish Film Industry and Updates on Christmas and COVID-19 / with Hannah McGill

Stuart and Eamonn are joined again by writer and critic, Hannah McGill (former director of the Edinburgh Film Festival). This week - the drugs crisis in Scotland, the Scottish film industry (in light of continued discussions about on a new Filmhouse building in Edinburgh) and updates on Christmas and COVID. At the end of the episode, Stuart, Eamonn and Hannah share their personal media recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS: Stuart: ‘How John Le Carré changed television and paved the way for box-set culture’ - Feature Obituary in The Guardian by Mark Lawson - www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/15/how-john-le-carre-changed-television-and-paved-the-way-for-box-set-culture Hannah: Edna O’Brien’s T.S Eliot Lecture - www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/t-s-eliot-lecture/ Eamonn: ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ on Disney+ - www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/the-muppet-christmas-carol/6BumPfZlq5OH‘Hope Christmas Gets You To Me’ song by Lapwing - www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=l5I8jgWXxhI Support the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmedia Keep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMedia For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.