okay, so, seeing as my podcast rec list got… surprisingly popular, i realised there was something i left off.
i didn’t include it because if we’re being honest it isn’t a podcast, it’s a radio 4 sitcom so i just didn’t think to put it in the list.
but really, everyone, it is so. good.
like i said, it’s a comedy, but not without substance. there’s character development, heartwarming scenes, progressive plotting… it’s really a stunningly good programme, and of course, exceedingly funny.
it’s about the team running the charter airline airdot MJN air.
there’s the owner, carolyn knapp-shappey, who is a fierce, funny and very competent. she brings her wayward pilots in line.
there is captain martin crieff, the only pilot in the world to have failed to get his licence six. times
there is first officer douglas richardson, an older officer fired from air england for having sticky fingers. he’s very competent, but also has an exceedingly fey attitude to life. games and antics surround our dougie.
finally, there is arthur shappey, carolyn’s son and air steward of the plane. he is a human embodiment of sunshine. really one of my favourite characters in anything.
to round this off, the series has probably the most satisfying end in any piece of media i’ve ever enjoyed. it’s often that a series leaves you wanting more, because why wouldn’t you? it’s brilliant! but rarer that in your heart you know that the end was so perfect that to continue would spoil that. i really, really loved it.
for a better summary, see here