Henry Normal - A Normal...

Acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe' and ‘Communication; in this episode, recorded in front of a live audience in Stratford Upon Avon, he talks about getting older.

Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry explores being in the autumn of his life, when things are 'going a different colour and dropping off.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

Produced by Carl Cooper.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2021.

The writer and producer uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle ageing.

Writer and producer Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle big topics. This time it's ageing. From 2021.

'Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.'

Henry Normal: A Normal... Ageing 'Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal

Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times The eighth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe' and ‘Communication; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in Stratford Upon Avon, he will be talking about getting older. Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry will be exploring being in the autumn of his life, when things are 'going a different colour and dropping off. Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge. Praise for previous episodes in this series: 'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down' 'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny' 'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show' Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Katie Baum

Sound manager - David Thomas

Produced by Carl Cooper This was a BBC Studios production

'Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal'

So far Henry has covered ?Family?, ?Life?, ?Love?, ?Imagination?, ?Nature?, ?The Universe? and ?Communication; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in Stratford Upon Avon, he will be talking about getting older.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe' and ‘Communication; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in Stratford Upon Avon, he will be talking about getting older.

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Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

The seventh instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. So far Henry has covered ?Family?, ?Life?, ?Love?, ?Imagination?, ?Nature? and ?The Universe?; in this new episode he explores ?Communication?, recorded with a virtual audience.

Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry will be looking at the way ?how? we communicate colours ?what? we communicate and exploring ?why? we communicate in the first place.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He?s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ?The Beauty Within Shadow?. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ?A Normal Family? everyday adventure with our autistic son.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down'

'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny'

'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show'

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

Produced by Carl Cooper

This was a BBC Studios production.

Henry Normal takes a poetic look at the topic of communication

The seventh instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature' and ‘The Universe'; in this new episode he explores ‘Communication', recorded with a virtual audience.

Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry will be looking at the way ‘how' we communicate colours ‘what' we communicate and exploring ‘why' we communicate in the first place.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He's published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Beauty Within Shadow'. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family' everyday adventure with our autistic son.

The seventh instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature' and ‘The Universe'; in this new episode he explores ‘Communication', recorded with a virtual audience.

Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry will be looking at the way ‘how' we communicate colours ‘what' we communicate and exploring ‘why' we communicate in the first place.

He's published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Beauty Within Shadow'. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family' everyday adventure with our autistic son.

'Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal'

Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

The ninth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, stories and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered ?Family?, ?Life?, ?Love?, ?Imagination?, ?Nature?, ?The Universe?, ?Communication' and Ageing'; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in his home city of Nottingham, he will be talking about 'Community'.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down'

'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny'

'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show'

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Katie Baum

Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

Sound manager - Jerry Peal

Produced by Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication' and Ageing'; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in his home town of Nottingham, he will be talking about 'Community'. .

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

This was a BBC Studios production

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication' and Ageing'; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in his home city of Nottingham, he will be talking about 'Community'.

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication' and Ageing'; in this new episode, recorded in front of a live audience in his home city of Nottingham, he will be talking about 'Community'.

Through stand-up and poetry, Henry explores what this means for Johnny, for himself, and his wife, Angela.

Recorded with an audience in Henry's hometown of Brighton, the show paints just one portrait of life with autism; there are many versions of it, and this is Johnny's.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. He starred in Channel 4's Packet of Three, co-wrote The Royle Family and The Mrs Merton Show, and founded Baby Cow productions with Steve Coogan, which produced Gavin & Stacy, The Trip and Camping.

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2016.

Writer, producer and poet Henry Normal presents a comic and poetic look at his family life

Henry Normal presents a comic and poetic look at his family life - centred around his son, Johnny, who was diagnosed with 'mildly severe' autism.

Henry Normal presents a comic and poetic look at his family life – centred around his son, Johnny, who was diagnosed with 'mildly severe' autism.

Join Henry Normal for the tenth instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication' ‘Ageing' and ‘Community'; and this latest episode is all about ‘Home'. Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining how 'home' is more than just a place and talking about what it really means to us.

Recorded in Rye, East Sussex, where Henry now calls home.

Henry Normal is a multi-award-winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award-winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He's published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Beauty Within Shadow'. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son'.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

-It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down

-It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny

-Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Katie Baum

Sound manager - Jerry Peal

Produced by Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4

Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal' Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

-'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down

-'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny

-'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show

So far Henry has covered ?Family?, ?Life?, ?Love?, ?Imagination?, ?Nature?, ?The Universe?, ?Communication? ?Ageing? and ?Community?; and this latest episode is all about ?Home?. Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining how 'home' is more than just a place and talking about what it really means to us.

Henry Normal is a multi-award-winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award-winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He?s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ?The Beauty Within Shadow?. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ?A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son'.

So far Henry has covered ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication' ‘Ageing' and ‘Community'; and this latest episode is all about ‘Home'. Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes, he will be examining how 'home' is more than just a place and talking about what it really means to us.

He's published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Beauty Within Shadow'. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son'.

Acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

In this episode, Henry looks at imagination, perception and how we express ourselves through art and creativity.

From the first cave paintings through to Henry's own experiences of creating, writing and producing some of Britain's best loved comedies over the years, Henry explores the wonders of the human imagination.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He has published several volumes of poetry, including Travelling Second Class Through Hope, Staring Directly at the Eclipse and his new volume, Raining Upwards. And his memoir, A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son.

Produced by Carl Cooper.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.

Henry Normal takes a poetic look at imagination and the reasons why humans create.

Writer and producer Henry Normal takes a poetic look at imagination and the reasons why humans create. From August 2018.

The fourth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, stories and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

In this episode Henry looks at imagination, perception and how we express ourselves through art and creativity.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning television programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

Praise for previous episodes - 'A Normal Family', 'A Normal Life' and 'A Normal Love':

'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down.'

'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny.'

Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show.'.

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Join Henry Normal for the eleventh instalment of his acclaimed, occasional series in which the acclaimed, occasional writer tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

So far on this journey Henry has covered the subjects of ‘Family', ‘Life', ‘Love', ‘Imagination', ‘Nature', ‘The Universe', ‘Communication', ‘Ageing', ‘Community' and ‘Home'; in this new episode he'll be concentrating on the ‘Journey' itself.

Through poems, jokes, and stories, we'll discover what has made him the man he is today, and how everything in his life so far has led to this point - recording this latest show in Bury at The Met.

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Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He's published ten collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Fire Hills'. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family' everyday adventure with our autistic son.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

-'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down

-'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny

-'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Katie Baum

Sound manager - Jerry Peal

Produced by Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4

The occasional series in which the occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

Sound manager - David Thomas

An EcoAudio certified production

Life, death, loneliness, loss, human frailty and other classic conversation stoppers.

An occasional series in which Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.

Henry first brought us his acclaimed show - 'A Normal Family', which centred around his son, Johnny, who was diagnosed with 'mildly severe' autism. In this profound, funny and moving show, Henry explored what this meant for his family.

This time Henry brings us his new show, 'A Normal Life'. Drawing on his experiences bringing up a child with autism, Henry investigates where edges are, and how we are connected. As well as his trademark humour, the show tackles the subjects of life, death, loneliness, loss, human frailty and other classic conversation stoppers.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

Written and performed by - Henry Normal

Producer - Carl Cooper

Production Coordinator - Steve Lanham

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2017.

Writer, producer and poet Henry Normal presents a live show exploring life's big questions

A Normal Love' explores love, romance and other unreasonable expectations using poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

A multi-award winning writer, producer and poet, Normal is co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, The Mighty Boosh, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

Written and performed by Henry Normal.

Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

Henry Normal with his occasional series to tackle love.

Henry Normal: A Normal... Nature

'Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal'

Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

The fifth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, stories and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

In this new episode Henry looks our relationship with nature in an exploration of unsung nature from the point of view of a busy urban human.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He has published several volumes of poetry, including Travelling Second Class Through Hope, Staring Directly at the Eclipse, Raining Upwards and his new volume This Phantom Breath. And his memoir, A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down'

'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny'

'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show'

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

Produced by Carl Cooper

This was a BBC Studios production.

Writer, producer and poet Henry Normal looks at nature and the natural world.

Comedy writer, producer and poet Henry Normal tackles the subject of nature, the natural world and all that other stuff that gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe.

In this new episode, Henry looks our relationship with nature in an exploration of unsung nature from the point of view of a busy urban human.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

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'Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal'

Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

The sixth instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal uses poetry, stories and comedy to tackle those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

In this new episode Henry explores our relationship to the vastness of the universe throughout eternity and beyond, taking us on a curious journey of time and space with the aid of a very big microscope and some dodgy rhymes.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan?s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He has published several volumes of poetry, including Travelling Second Class Through Hope, Staring Directly at the Eclipse, Raining Upwards and his new volume This Phantom Breath. And his memoir, A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

'It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down'

'It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny'

'Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show'

Written and performed by Henry Normal

Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

Produced by Carl Cooper

This was a BBC Studios production.

Comedy writer, producer and poet Henry Normal looks at our relationship with the universe.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan's Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.