Show Notes
After losing his Dad to a heart attack in February 1998, Our guest this week has since described his “new” relationship with his father as “an irresistible detective story”, where he “keeps looking around for the essence of him”...
Dermot Morgan is one of Ireland's greatest ever comedians and actors, most notable for his role of Craggy islands morally questionable Priest, Father Ted Crilly, in Channel 4’s Timeless classic - Father Ted. Don Morgan, Dermot’s son joins Sasha, to talk in detail about the memories of his father, and what clues about his dad he has learned since his death over 20 years ago.
His continued affection for his Dad is prevalent throughout the interview, which features a real insight into how genius Dermot really was, both on and off screen. Sasha and Don spark some incredible conversations around the subjectivity of memory amongst other things. Why do we store the specific memories that we do, and is it right to only portray a person's positive side in the wake of their death? Don also looks at the difficult and unusual scenario of grieving in the eye of the public, which makes an unthinkably shocking situation even more difficult to process.
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