Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Birth | 20210413 | 20210420 (BBC7) 20210421 (BBC7) 20230213 (BBC7) 20230214 (BBC7) 20241128 (BBC7) 20241129 (BBC7) 20220726 (R4) |  Following on from her hugely successful, award-winning series – ‘Minds The Gap' and ‘Utopia', Bridget Christie turns her attention to Mortality Like many of us forced to work from home during Covid lockdown, Bridget recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren't included. She had to buy them all herself. In a collection of informative, personal and absurd recordings, she confronts the difficult questions most of us spend our lives avoiding - all whilst being interrupted by cats, chores, children, foxes and a plumber. “Do twins share a soul or do they get one each?” “Why don't we bury our placentas and plant a tree on top of them?” “Who's blocked the toilet again?” With guest appearances from: * Bridget's dad * Bridget's sister, Eileen * Bridget's friend, Ash A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2021. Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth. Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth. Do twins share a soul or get one each? From 2021. Following on from her hugely successful, award-winning series - Minds The Gap' and Utopia', Bridget Christie turns her attention to Mortality Like many of us forced to work from home during Covid lockdown, Bridget recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren't included. She had to buy them all herself. `Do twins share a soul or do they get one each?`, `Why don't we bury our placentas and plant a tree on top of them?` and `Who's blocked the toilet again?` With guest appearances from her dad, sister Eileen and friend Ash Following episodes cover 'Life', Death' and The Afterlife'. “Do twins share a soul or do they get one each? ?, “Why don't we bury our placentas and plant a tree on top of them? ? and “Who's blocked the toilet again? ? Following episodes cover 'Life', ‘Death' and ‘The Afterlife'. |
| 02 | Life | 20210420 | 20210427 (BBC7) 20210428 (BBC7) 20230220 (BBC7) 20230221 (BBC7) 20241205 (BBC7) 20241206 (BBC7) 20220802 (R4) | Following on from her hugely successful, award-winning series – ‘Minds The Gap' and ‘Utopia', Bridget Christie turns her attention to Mortality. Like many of us forced to work from home during Covid lockdown, Bridget recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren't included. She had to buy them all herself. In a collection of informative, personal and absurd recordings, she confronts the difficult questions most of us spend our lives avoiding - all whilst being interrupted by cats, bad WiFi, life admin and her own dead self from beyond the grave. 'Does life have meaning?', 'How do you live in the moment?', 'Why is life like a washing machine cycle?' and 'What's that dog barking at?' With guest appearances from her dad, sister Eileen and friend Ash. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2021. Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth, death and the afterlife – with interruptions. From 2021. Following on from her hugely successful, award-winning series - Minds The Gap' and Utopia', Bridget Christie turns her attention to Mortality With guest appearances from: * Bridget's dad * Bridget's sister, Eileen * Bridget's friend, Ash Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at life. Contemplating mortality – comedian Bridget Christie turns her attention to life. From 2021. |
| 03 | Death | 20210427 | 20210504 (BBC7) 20210505 (BBC7) 20230227 (BBC7) 20230228 (BBC7) 20241212 (BBC7) 20241213 (BBC7) 20220809 (R4) | Continuing her look at Mortality, Bridget ponders 'Death'. Like many of us forced to work from home during Covid lockdown, Bridget recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren't included. She had to buy them all herself. In a collection of informative, personal and absurd recordings, she confronts the difficult questions most of us spend our lives avoiding - all whilst being interrupted by cats, bad WiFi, life admin and her own dead self from beyond the grave. With guest appearances from her sister Eileen and her friend Ash. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2021. Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth, death and the afterlife, with some interruptions. From 2021. With guest appearances from: * Bridget's dad * Bridget's sister, Eileen * Bridget's friend, Ash Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at death. |
| 04 | Afterlife | 20210504 | 20210511 (BBC7) 20210512 (BBC7) 20230306 (BBC7) 20230307 (BBC7) 20241219 (BBC7) 20241220 (BBC7) 20220816 (R4) | Concluding her look at Mortality, Bridget ponders 'The Afterlife'. Like many of us forced to work from home during lockdown, Bridget recorded this series herself in her house, and in her local park, on a pre-sanitised recording device sent to her in the post. Batteries weren't included. She had to buy them all herself. In a collection of informative, personal and absurd recordings, she confronts the difficult questions most of us spend our lives avoiding - all whilst being interrupted by cats, bad WiFi, life admin and her own dead self from beyond the grave. With guest appearances from her sister Eileen and her friend Ash. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2021. Collection of lockdown recordings pondering questions around birth, death and the afterlife, with some interruptions. From 2021. With guest appearances from: * Bridget's dad * Bridget's sister, Eileen * Bridget's friend, Ash Comedian Bridget Christie contemplates mortality and takes a look at the afterlife. |