Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | May Contain Nuts | 20090825 | 20101215 (R4) | Written and read by Janey Godley. If I'm slowly turning into my dad, then I'd better start collecting owl calendars and squirrels. A woman glimpses her own mortality when she calculates that only twenty-seven years separate her from her cantankerous father. Brilliant, unsentimental insight into the father / daughter relationship. Another chance to hear this series of short stories by leading comedians recorded live in front of a packed audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009. Coming up, at the same time over the next three Wednesdays, are stories by Sarah Millican, Jon Richardson and Susan Calman. Produced by Kirsteen Cameron. By Janey Godley. A daughter suddenly realises her cantankerous father is getting old. |
| 02 | Hair Of The Dead | 20090826 | 20101222 (R4) | Written and read by Sarah Millican. Kitty does the hair of the dead. Just the front... A moving (and very funny) short story about a compassionate undertaker's assistant. Another chance to hear this series of short stories by leading comedians recorded live in front of a packed audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009. Still to come - at the same time over the next couple of Wednesdays - are stories by Jon Richardson and Susan Calman. Produced by Kirsteen Cameron. By Sarah Millican. Young hairdresser Kitty gets some work experience in a funeral parlour. |
| 03 | Gone Phishing | 20090827 | 20101229 (R4) | By Jon Richardson. Tom meets a woman on the internet, but all is not what it seems. |