Charlotte Henry is a London-based technical journalist. A self described media junkie, she writes about Apple – and now for the Mac Observer as well as our UK Associate Editor. She has also written for City A.M. (London’s daily business tabloid,) Computer Business Review, the Independent on Sunday and CapX. Her new book is: Not Buying It.


In this special holiday edition of BGM, Charlotte and I chat about our favorite Christmas movies and what makes them so great for us. There are also some honorable mentions. We finish with a diagnosis of Apple TV+ The Morning Show.

Charlotte Henry is a London-based technical journalist. A self described media junkie, she writes about Apple – and now for the Mac Observer as well as our UK Associate Editor. She has also written for City A.M. (London’s daily business tabloid,) Computer Business Review, the Independent on Sunday and CapX. Her new book is: Not Buying It.


In this special holiday edition of BGM, Charlotte and I chat about our favorite Christmas movies and what makes them so great for us. There are also some honorable mentions. We finish with a diagnosis of Apple TV+ The Morning Show.


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My Background Mode interview with Charlotte Henry

Charlotte on Twitter.
Charlotte's home page.
Charlotte's first book: Not Buying It.
Charlotte at The Mac Observer.

Charlotte's favorite Christmas movies:

The Muppet Christmas Carol (Amazon)
Love, Actually
Mary Poppins Returns (Amazon)

John's favorite Christmas movies:

The Spirit of Christmas (Netflix)
Christmas Lodge (Amazon)
The Family Man (STARZ)

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