How Does That Make You Feel?

Meet a group of people who share both a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

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20120728 (BBC7)Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.
20120728 (BBC7)Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.
20111127 (BBC7)Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.
20111127Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.
20111126 (BBC7)Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients who seem desperate to be something they are not and lack even the merest degree of self-knowledge in Shelagh Stephenson's drama.

Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.

20111126Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients who seem desperate to be something they are not and lack even the merest degree of self-knowledge in SHELAGH STEPHENSON's drama.

Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.

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Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients who seem desperate to be something they are not and lack even the merest degree of self-knowledge in SHELAGH STEPHENSON's drama.

Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.

0120111122. Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients - and who could blame her?
0|05 LAST20170505Richard Fallon has been taking a look at his life and doesn't much like what he sees.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon M.P. has recovered from having his Twitter account catastrophically hijacked and has been dabbling with dating websites with little success. But when his son Toby points out that his whole life philosophy is based upon a lie, Richard is forced to ask if his life has any purpose whatsoever.

Richard Fallon....Roger Allam

Martha....Frances Tomelty

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

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Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.

An omnibus edition of Shelagh Stephenson's drama about psychotherapist Martha and her dealings with a series of patients.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Richard.... Roger Allam

Caroline.... Rebecca Saire

Howard/Philip.... Tim McInnerny

Rose.... Shelagh Stephenson

An omnibus edition of Shelagh Stephenson's drama.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

0101Richard20100201Richard Fallon MP, once the darling of the media, now can't get an invitation onto Question Time.

And he thinks he knows who's to blame.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Richard....Roger Allam

Richard Fallon MP, once the darling of the media, now can't get an invitation onto Question Time. And he thinks he knows who's to blame.

Meet a group of people who share both a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

Martha is a sincere, caring psychotherapist, but deep down she's losing patience. Richard Fallon MP, once the darling of the media, now can't get an invitation onto Question Time. And he thinks he knows who's to blame.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Richard.... Roger AllamBy Shelagh Stephenson.

Meet a group of people who share both a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.By SHELAGH STEPHENSON.

0102Caroline20100202Caroline thinks her child's a genius because she bites teachers and dreams of 'being somebody'.

Sadly, however, there's rather more to genius than having a mother with vaulting ambition.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Caroline....Rebecca Saire

Caroline thinks her child's a genius because she dreams of 'being somebody'.

Caroline thinks her child's a genius because she bites teachers and dreams of 'being somebody'. Sadly, however, there's rather more to genius than having a mother with vaulting ambition.

Martha is a sincere, caring psychotherapist, but deep down she's losing patience. Caroline thinks her child's a genius because she bites teachers and dreams of 'being somebody'. Sadly, however, there's rather more to genius than having a mother with vaulting ambition.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Caroline.... Rebecca Saire

0103Howard20100203Howard is a chef whose son ridicules the idea of cooking, preferring instead to try his hand at The X Factor.

Sadly, however, he's almost 31 and still living at home.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Howard....Tim Mcinnerny

Howard is a chef whose son ridicules cooking, preferring to try his hand at The X Factor.

Howard is a chef whose son ridicules the idea of cooking, preferring instead to try his hand at The X Factor. Sadly, however, he's almost 31 and still living at home.

Martha is a sincere, caring psychotherapist, but deep down she's losing patience. Howard is a chef whose son ridicules the idea of cooking, preferring instead to try his hand at The X Factor. Sadly, however, he's almost 31 and still living at home.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Howard.... Tim McInnerny

0104Philip And Rose20100204Since Phil's demotion as anchorman of a local TV news channel, he and his wife imagine they are dying of creeping invisibility.

They could be right.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Philip....Tim Mcinnerny

Rose....Shelagh Stephenson

Phil and his wife imagine they are dying of creeping invisibility.

Since Phil's demotion as anchorman of a local TV news channel, he and his wife imagine they are dying of creeping invisibility. They could be right.

Phil and his wife imagine they are dying of creeping invisibility. They could be right.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Philip.... Tim McInnerny

Rose.... Shelagh Stephenson

0105 LASTRichard Revisits20100205Richard Fallon MP has hired himself a publicist to up his profile in the media.

But it's soon apparent that anonymity is the least of his problems.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Richard....Roger Allam

Richard Fallon MP has hired himself a publicist to up his profile in the media. But it's soon apparent that anonymity is the least of his problems.

Martha.... Cathy Belton

Richard.... Roger Allam

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An omnibus edition of Shelagh Stephenson's drama about psychotherapist Martha and her dealings with a series of patients.

Howard/Philip - Tim McInnerny

An omnibus edition of Shelagh Stephenson's drama.

Martha....Cathy Belton

Richard....Roger Allam

Caroline....Rebecca Saire

Howard/Philip....Tim Mcinnerny

Rose....Shelagh Stephenson

Martha.... CATHY BELTON

Richard.... ROGER ALLAM

Caroline.... REBECCA SAIRE

Howard/Philip.... TIM MCINNERNY

Rose.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.

020120111121Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients - and who could blame her?

In this the 2nd series of How Does that Make you Feel we revisit a group of people, who share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

As therapists go, Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience.

It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them and her, out of their minds?

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an IQ way off the scale.

She is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity, her daughter may go on to study mere physics thereby consigning her and more importantly Caroline to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel - but who's new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

And Howard, (Tim McInnerny) a chef who's son, Aaron, (Adam Billington) though 33 is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over their lives, upstairs in the back bedroom.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Wasted, recently heard on Radio 4.

She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence.

Cast:

020220111122In this the 2nd series of How Does that Make you Feel we revisit a group of people, who share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

As therapists go, Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience.

It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them and her, out of their minds?

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an IQ way off the scale.

She is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity, her daughter may go on to study mere physics thereby consigning her and more importantly Caroline to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel - but who's new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

And Howard, (Tim McInnerny) a chef who's son, Aaron, (Adam Billington) though 33 is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over their lives, upstairs in the back bedroom.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Wasted, recently heard on Radio 4.

She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence.

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Howard's 33 year old, stay-at-home son Aaron, tells his side of the story.

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an Hashtag Humfrey Coningsby

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020320111123Caroline wants her daughter to be a star but devastatingly the girl has other plans.

In this the 2nd series of How Does that Make you Feel we revisit a group of people, who share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

As therapists go, Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience.

It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them and her, out of their minds?

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an IQ way off the scale.

She is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity, her daughter may go on to study mere physics thereby consigning her and more importantly Caroline to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel - but who's new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

And Howard, (Tim McInnerny) a chef who's son, Aaron, (Adam Billington) though 33 is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over their lives, upstairs in the back bedroom.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Wasted, recently heard on Radio 4.

She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence.

Cast:

020420111124Philip reveals his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk, to a shopping channel.

In this the 2nd series of How Does that Make you Feel we revisit a group of people, who share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

As therapists go, Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience.

It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them and her, out of their minds?

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an IQ way off the scale.

She is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity, her daughter may go on to study mere physics thereby consigning her and more importantly Caroline to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel - but who's new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

And Howard, (Tim McInnerny) a chef who's son, Aaron, (Adam Billington) though 33 is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over their lives, upstairs in the back bedroom.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Wasted, recently heard on Radio 4.

She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence.

Cast:

There's Richard Fallon MP, (Roger Allam) who's Hashtag Humfrey Coningsby

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By JONATHAN DAVIDSON. A Shropshire gent from the 1500s find himself tweeting in 2015.

A Shropshire gentleman from the 1500s find himself time-travelling to the Syrian border of Turkey in 2015. There he falls in love with a sultan's daughter but is also pursued by a present day war reporter. To cap it call he finds himself addicted to social media and involuntarily tweeting and posting status updates about himself.

JONATHAN DAVIDSON wrote this play after coming across the beautiful stone memorial to a real Humfrey Coningsby in the parish church of Neen Sollars in rural Shropshire. The inscription there recorded Coningsby's first travels to Europe at the end of the sixteenth century but also described his disappearance without trace on a subsequent walk to Constantinople. Why did he vanish? Where did he go? What became of him?

Producer: TIM DEE.

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0205 LAST20111125Richard Fallon MP is becoming invisible.

Or at least that's what he feels.

In this the 2nd series of How Does that Make you Feel we revisit a group of people, who share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

As therapists go, Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience.

It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them and her, out of their minds?

Caroline, (Rebecca Saire) who thinks her child's a genius with an IQ way off the scale.

She is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity, her daughter may go on to study mere physics thereby consigning her and more importantly Caroline to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel - but who's new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

And Howard, (Tim McInnerny) a chef who's son, Aaron, (Adam Billington) though 33 is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over their lives, upstairs in the back bedroom.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Wasted, recently heard on Radio 4.

She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence.

Cast:

Richard Fallon MP is becoming invisible. Or at least that's what he feels.

02OMNI2011112620111127 (BBC7)Therapist Martha is losing patience with clients desperate to be something they are not.

Therapist Martha is losing patience with her clients who seem desperate to be something they are not and lack even the merest degree of self-knowledge in Shelagh Stephenson's drama.

030120120723Therapist Martha braces herself for her next client, Richard Fallon MP.

Richard Fallon MP, (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and an uncaring wife.

There's Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel. And Howard (TIM McINNERNY) a chef who's finally managed to encourage his 33 year old son to move out only to discover that his real problem lies with his fantasist wife, Helen.

And Richard Fallon by Roger Allam.

030220120724With his son Aaron at last gone, Howard suddenly realises it's his wife who is the problem

The maddening Aaron has at last left home, in the dead of the night, leaving a note; 'abducted by aliens'. A stupid prank Howard thinks but not to his credulous wife, Helen, who seems to be determined to make contact with the 'great out there' as a way of re-contacting her ingrate son.

Richard Fallon MP (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and an uncaring wife.

There's Philip who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel. And Howard (TIM McINNERNY) a chef who's finally managed to encourage his 33 year old son to move out only to discover that his real problem lies with his fantasist wife, Helen.

And Howard by Tim McInnerny.

030320120725Caroline's daughter has rejected the idea of celebrity - but she still has a son.

Caroline has been thwarted in her attempts at making a Screen Idol out of her daughter, so she turns instead to her very unworldly 13 year old son Edward whom she is convinced has the makings of the next Prime Minister.

Richard Fallon MP (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and an uncaring wife.

There's Philip who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel. And Howard (TIM McINNERNY) a chef who's finally managed to encourage his 33 year old son to move out only to discover that his real problem lies with his fantasist wife, Helen.

And Caroline by Rebecca Saire.

030420120726Unexpectedly, Philip drags his ex-wife Rose along to his session with Martha. Having sensibly jettisoned his 'foetal' girlfriend, Carmen he is now attempting a reconciliation with the frankly irreconcilable Rose.

Richard Fallon MP (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and an uncaring wife.

There's Philip who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel. And Howard (TIM McINNERNY) a chef who's finally managed to encourage his 33 year old son to move out only to discover that his real problem lies with his fantasist wife, Helen.

Rose by Shelagh Stephenson

And Philip by Tim McInnerny.

Philip gives up his near-foetal girlfriend and attempts to reconcile with ex-wife Rose.

Philip gives up his near foetal girlfriend and attempts to reconcile with ex-wife Rose.

0305 LAST20120727Richard has almost given up trying to find favour on the front bench and it seems preferment of any kind is now beyond his reach. He seeks friendship at a book club, but hasn't bothered reading the books. However, Richard does rediscover something about the immutable nature of true love. And he seems determined to impart what he has discovered to the somewhat alarmed, Martha.

Richard Fallon MP (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and an uncaring wife.

There's Philip who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel. And Howard (TIM McINNERNY) a chef who's finally managed to encourage his 33 year old son to move out only to discover that his real problem lies with his fantasist wife, Helen.

And Richard Fallon by Roger Allam.

Richard Fallon MP has begun to reconsider his condition and has alarming news for Martha.

03OMNI2012072820120729 (BBC7)Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.

Series 3 Omnibus. Martha encourages her patients to sip at the well of self-examination.

040120130513Richard Fallon MP is sure his obese son and lack of visibility are hampering his promotion

In this the 4th series of How Does That Make You Feel Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon MP, (ROGER ALLAM) is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and his lack of visibility. This latter aspect is about to change radically but not in the way Richard had hoped.

She wrote Enid, (The Life of Enid Blyton) BBC4 and Shirley (The Shirley Bassey story) BBC2 and one episode of the mini-series Downtown Abbey. She is currently writing, Seeks Similar 3 x 60 series for BBC1 and Resting, a comedy series for Hugh Bonneville.

Richard Fallon MP, [ROGER ALLAM] is still convinced promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and his lack of visibility. This latter aspect is about to change radically but not in the way Richard had hoped.

040220130514When the maddening Aaron finally left home, in the dead of the night, leaving a note; 'abducted by aliens', Howard believed his life would begin to find a more even keel. But when Aaron turns up after a years absence with big plans for a make-over of Howard's house, he realises his problems are far from over.

When Aaron turns up after a year's absence, Howard knows it means trouble.

040320130515Caroline's obsession with her children being exceptional is matched only by her own determination to become a therapist and take over Martha's job.

She wrote Enid, (the life of Enid Blyton) BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) BBC2 and one episode of the mini-series Downtown Abbey. She is currently writing, Seeks Similar 6x60 series for BBC1 and Resting, a comedy series for Hugh Bonneville.

Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.

040420130516Philip's facelift has raised his spirits temporarily and convinced him he is now a match for Carmen who is 25 years his junior. Martha's reaction is to encourage him to increase his therapy sessions to twice a week.

She wrote Enid, (the life of Enid Blyton) BBC4 and Shirley (The Shirley Bassey story) BBC2 and wrote one episode of the mini-series Downtown Abbey. She is currently writing, Exiles 3 x 60 series for BBC1 and Resting, a Comedy series for Hugh Bonneville.

Philip has a facelift, but it does little to attract Carmen, 25 years his junior.

0405 LAST20130517Richard Fallon MP invites a TV crew to do a fly-on-the-wall documentary about his life.

The fly on the wall documentary which Richard signed up for to help raise his profile, exposes some uncomfortable facts about his life which they are now about to air on television. Contrary to his hope for rebirth as a public figure, Richard is about to be ridiculed in front of the entire nation.

She wrote Enid, (the life of Enid Blyton) BBC4 and Shirley (The Shirley Bassey story) BBC2 and one episode of the mini-series Downtown Abbey. She is currently writing, Exiles 3x60 series for BBC1 Resting, a Comedy series for Hugh Bonneville.

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Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.

Series 4 Omnibus. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients.

Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients, including an MP with a troublesome son. Stars Frances Tomelty.

Series 4 Omnibus. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients, including an MP with a troublesome son. Stars Frances Tomelty.

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Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients.

Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients, including an MP with a troublesome son. Stars Frances Tomelty.

'Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients, including an MP with a troublesome son.'

Series 4 Omnibus. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients.

Series 4 Omnibus. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients, including an MP with a troublesome son. Stars FRANCES TOMELTY.

Series 5 Omnibus. Meet a group of people who share both a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

Meet a group of people who share a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

04OMNI2013051920130518 (BBC7)Series 4 Omnibus. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of her patients.
050120150323Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of a distraught Richard Fallon MP.

In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

A video clip of Richard Fallon MP sitting on and killing a Jack Russell Terrier has gone viral. People are barking at him in the street. So he's hired a new PR person named Genevieve and has developed a crush on her, even though she's a terrible bully, shouts at him, and has put him on a diet where he can only eat solid food three days a week.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'.

She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2. She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

0502Tony20150324Martha is astonished when Tony turns up for another patient's session.

In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

In today's session Martha is expecting Howard for his session but is astonished to find that a man named Tony has turned up instead.

Tony is Howard's boss at the restaurant and his wife thinks he needs therapy. He has no idea why. Mostly he wants to talk about why women are so weird and why he has absolutely no need of a therapist. However he would like Martha to give him a certificate proving his sanity, if possible.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2. She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

0503Caroline20150325In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

Caroline's husband has, not surprisingly, not returned home. Her son Edmund has decided he wants to be a dress designer. However this has been overshadowed by the fact that Derek Fisher, Head of Human Resources, whom Caroline encountered at the Finchley Satanist's Circle, has tracked her down.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2. She is currently writing a number of feature films and a TV series for BBC 1.

Caroline is more determined than ever to take over her therapist Martha's job.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and a TV series for BBC 1.

0504Philip20150326s elderly mum has moved in so he can look after her. Or is it the other way round?

In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

Former TV presenter Philip is using his time frantically writing novels and screenplays, all of which involve a much younger woman, who may or may not be a version of Carmen with whom he is obsessed, regretting that she has abandoned a much older man, who may or may not be a version of Philip. Meanwhile Philip's old mum has moved in to look after him and ensure he's taking his medication, though he is convinced that it's he who's doing her a favour.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2. She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Philip's elderly mum has moved in so he can look after her. Or is it the other way round?

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has been held hostage by an angry constituent.

In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

MP Richard Fallon has been held hostage by a constituent for eight hours. The woman claimed Richard was an embarrassment to humanity and called for him to resign. His subsequent attempts to bribe the police to suppress the incident have ended in further opprobrium. And, to top it all off, he's had to take out a bank loan to pay for the removal of his son Toby's Wayne Rooney tattoo.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2. She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Richard Fallon MP has been held hostage by an angry constituent.

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Sam hopes a rescue dog can soothe grumpy Peter's retirement.

Comedy drama series by Nigel Williams that charts the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.

Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of purpose in his retirement, gets him a dog. But will the scruffy mongrel help Peter? Or will it add to his aggression and sense of injustice?

Peter.. Jonathan Pryce

Sam.. Nicholas Le Prevost

Nasty Man.. Tony Bell

Woman.. Christine Kavanagh

Man.. Sam Dale

Director: Peter Kavanagh.

Peter....Jonathan Pryce

Sam....Nicholas Le Prevost

Nasty Man....Tony Bell

Woman....Christine Kavanagh

Man....Sam Dale

Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of purpose, gets him a dog.

Co-founder Black Lives Matter - Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Can a movement founded on a hashtag really change the world? HARDtalk's Sarah Montague speaks to Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the woman who first coined the slogan Black Lives Matter. She first used it as a hashtag on a friend's Facebook post back in 2013. Since then Black Lives Matter has taken off as a political movement around the world. She's now written about her own experience growing up in a poor black family in California, and how she's convinced that if racism and state violence against African Americans can be stopped then other problems in the black community - such as poverty, poor education and crime - would disappear too. Is she right?

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Series 5 Omnibus.

Meet a group of people who share a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

Series 5 Omnibus. Meet a group of people who share both a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses.

060120151116Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the newly re-elected Richard Fallon MP.

On the campaign trail MP Richard Fallon's PA Genevieve set him up with a publicity 'girlfriend' to help him look less tragic. Though little more than a demure prop, the ruse seems to have worked. Unfortunately the girlfriend - who in reality looks like she's from a rock band circa 1976 - is now claiming they are engaged and making demands which Richard is finding it impossible to meet.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2.

060220151117Having completed his rehabilitation course, Tony returns to Martha's sessions a new man.

Having completed his rehabilitation course, following accusations of sexism and cruelty to his employees, Tony has returned to Martha's therapy sessions a new man - or so he thinks. He was alarmed to learn on his course that employers are not entitled to lock employees in a cupboard for misdemeanours and is still mystified as to why his casual often throw-away remarks on people's body shape, sexual attractiveness and general intelligence are not received in the spirit in which they were intended.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2.

'Having completed his rehabilitation course, Tony returns to Martha's sessions a new man.'

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06032015111820171108 (BBC7)Caroline tells her therapist Martha how she has found a new niche - a 'cruelty aunt' role on a local newspaper where she tells the disadvantaged to stop bleating and get on with it. This has met with mixed success. She has alienated so many of her colleagues that she is no longer able to return to work. And to top it all her husband has returned home and appears to in the midst - completely selfishly - of a mental breakdown. Why does everything but everything conspire to thwart her, when all she wants is to the most successful and best known celebrity in Britain?

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2.

Caroline has found a new angle to assist her in her quest for global domination.

Caroline tells her therapist Martha how she has found a new niche - a 'cruelty aunt' role on a local newspaper where she tells the disadvantaged to 'stop bleating and get on with it'. This has met with mixed success. She has alienated so many of her colleagues that she is no longer able to return to work. And to top it all her husband has returned home and appears to in the midst - completely selfishly - of a mental breakdown. Why does everything but everything conspire to thwart her, when all she wants is to the most successful and best known celebrity in Britain?

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and Home Front - Omnibus

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Epic drama series set in Great War Britain.

The sixth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when the entire French cabinet resigned over widespread army mutinies.

Cast

Maisie Harris.. Cassie Layton

Howard Argent.. Gunnar Cauthery

Alice Macknade.. Claire-Louise Cordwell

Isabel Graham.. Keely Beresford

Alec Poole.. Tom Stuart

Ulysses Pilchard.. Khalid Abdalla

Phyllis Marshall.. Christine Absalom

Esme Macknade.. Katie Angelou

Norman Harris.. Sean Baker

Gabriel Graham.. Michael Bertenshaw

Juliet Cavendish.. Lizzie Bourne

Bill Macknade.. Ben Crowe

Mrs Edkins.. Rachel Davies

Sylvia Graham.. Joanna David

Silas Morrow.. Shaun Dooley

Oscar Hendrickx.. Pierre Elliott

Hilary Pearce.. Craige Els

Chester Matthews.. Samuel James

Victor Lumley.. Joel MacCormack

Lily Mott.. Sanchia McCormack

Ralph Winwood.. Nicholas Murchie

Eric Morton.. Paul Rainbow

Hugh Cavendish.. Guy Raunchey

Johnnie Marshall.. Paul Ready

Pippa.. Susie Riddell

Marieke Argent.. Olivia Ross

Edna Harris.. Lara J West

Charles Summer.. Rufus Wright

Connie Marshall.. Darcey Brown

Grace Cavendish.. Grace Doherty

Written by Sarah Daniels

Directed by Allegra McIlroy

Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Story led by Katie Hims

Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Composer: Matthew Strachan

Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and Hardtalk [World Service]

Ahmad Tibi - Leader of the Arab Movement for Change in Israel

Stephen Sackur speaks to Ahmad Tibi. He is a veteran Arab Israeli MP and one time adviser to Yasser Arafat. President Donald Trump claimed he could broker the deal of the century between Israel and the Palestinian. Instead he seems to have entrenched the hostility after recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Is the Arab-Israeli experience a sign that the status quo is the only viable response to the conflict between Jews and Arabs?

(Photo: Ahmad al-Tibi, speaks to the media at a Jerusalem district court in Jerusalem. Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images)

060420151119Therapist Martha learns that Philip that is back and on new medication.

Philip is back following a worrying 'reading glasses incident' where he was mistakenly taking his mother's blood pressure pills and she his tranquilising medication. With a new lease on life, although still living in his mother's house, Philip tells his therapist Martha about his recent visit to a writer's retreat in Yorkshire.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for Home Front - Omnibus

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The people of Folkestone watch 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel.

The second omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when many in Folkestone heard the explosions of an air raid on Dover, and watched 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel.

Cast

Howard Argent.. Gunnar Cauthery

Alice Macknade.. Claire-Louise Cordwell

Alec Poole.. Tom Stuart

Sylvia Graham.. Joanna David

Dennis Monk.. Sam Swann

Ulysses Pilchard.. Khalid Abdalla

Phyllis Marshall.. Christine Absalom

Esme Macknade.. Katie Angelou

Norman Harris.. Sean Baker

Isabel Graham.. Keely Beresford

Gabriel Graham.. Michael Bertenshaw

Juliet Cavendish.. Lizzie Bourne

Mrs Grimes.. Amelda Brown

Mr Williams.. Charlie Clements

Solly Joseph.. Stephen Critchlow

Bill Macknade.. Ben Crowe

Silas Morrow.. Shaun Dooley

Chairman.. Emilio Doorgasingh

Oscar Hendrickx.. Pierre Elliott

Hilary Pearce.. Craige Els

Mr O'Hare.. Tom Forrister

Jessie Moore.. Lucy Hutchinson

Victor Lumley.. Joel MacCormack

Kitty Lumley.. Ami Metcalf

Ralph Winwood.. Nicholas Murchie

Olive Hargreaves.. Rhiannon Neads

Horace Woods.. Luke Newberry

Marieke Argent.. Olivia Ross

Adeline Lumley.. Helen Schlesinger

Dorothea Winwood.. Rachel Shelley

Mr Grand.. David Sturzaker

Ivy Layton.. Lizzy Watts

Charles Summer.. Rufus Wright

Mathieu Argent.. Bea White

Written by Katie Hims

Directed by Allegra McIlroy

Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Sound: Martha Littlehailes

Composer: Matthew Strachan

Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for Hardtalk [World Service]

Boris Titov, leader of Russia's Party of Growth

0605 LAST20151120Richard Fallon has been on a date but, unsurprisingly, it was not all he had hoped.

Richard tells his therapist Martha about his recent date at a Korean/Swedish fusion restaurant. However this latest romantic failure and the news that his son Toby has sold one of his kidneys online might just be enough to push him over the edge...

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2.

'Richard Fallon has been on a date but, unsurprisingly, it was not all he had hoped.'

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Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the newly re-elected Richard Fallon MP.

Made for 4 Extra. Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the newly re-elected Richard Fallon MP. With Roger Allam and Frances Tomelty.

070120160404Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the accident-prone Richard Fallon MP.

In this the 7th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard's PA Genevieve has advised him to get a Twitter and Facebook account to help raise his profile. And despite some initial abuse from disgruntled constituents his profile does seem to rise - a little. But when he is contacted by an old friend from school, a female friend for whom he once had a big passion, this turns out to be a major mistake.

070220160405Tony the restaurateur is back demanding a certificate attesting to his sanity.

In this the 7th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Having completed his rehabilitation course, following accusations of sexism and cruelty to his employees, Tony has returned to Martha's sessions a new man - or so he thinks. He has even launched a women only menu in his restaurant to cater for the female obsession with calories - with special attention and advice to be given to ladies whom he considers overweight. He is mystified as to why this considerate gesture is not met with the acclaim he feels it deserves.

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Director ......Eoin O'Callaghan.

070320160406In this the 7th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Caroline is mildly disturbed by the fact that her recently returned husband is building a guillotine in the spare room. However she hasn't yet figured out what he might want to use it for. Meanwhile her blog on how to stay thin and be successful, which largely involves eating kale and shaved cardboard clippings, seems to be gaining a growing readership. Caroline's philosophy is that if people want to pay her be told how to eat rubbish in the deluded belief that its doing them some good, then who is she to deny them the recipes...

Caroline has decided to help the less fortunate. By taking up public speaking.

070420160407Philip is back. He is on the same medication, but he may have found a new career.

In this the 7th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Philip's mum is still caring for him but he believes he may have found a new career in the form of acting. Obviously his vast experience on the shopping channel makes him something of a celebrity with his amateur group, though so far they seem disinclined to let him play King Lear. However, he feels it's only a matter of time before they come round to the idea.

'Philip is back. He is on the same medication, but he may have found a new career.'

0705 LAST20160408Richard Fallon has been taking a look at his life and doesn't much like what he sees.

In this the 7th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon MP has been on a quest for self-knowledge. He has pored over some recent publications in the self-help section of the bookshop but has found little comfort. As a result he has begun re-examining some painful and humiliating incidents from his past. But this re-examination has provided little in the way of solace. Nor has it, as Martha had hoped, done much to help build Richard's desperately needed resilience in the face of adversity. And Richard needs a lot of resilience.

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Therapist Martha's clients all want to be something they are not and it is driving them, and her, crazy. Stars Frances Tomelty.

Therapist Martha's clients all want to be something they are not.

080120170501Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the accident-prone Richard Fallon MP.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

On a trip to Newcastle, which to his surprise is even further north than Leeds, Richard Fallon finds that his newly acquired Twitter account has been hacked and embarrassingly compromised causing the Chief Whip to comedown on Richard like a ton of bricks. Again.

Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the accident-prone Richard Fallon Hear And Now

Richard Fallon....ROGER ALLAM

Martha....FRANCES TOMELTY

Writer....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

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080220170502Tony the restaurateur is back with a plan to impress his estranged wife.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Tony's Bishop's plans to launch The Men's Equality Party have foundered with his fellow drinkers' refusal to pay their subscriptions. But a new plan to enter and win Masterchef: The Professionals seems a sure-fire way to get the attention of his estranged wife, until Martha points out his fatal strategic flaw; he's not a professional chef.

Tony....Tim McInnerny

Martha....FRANCES TOMELTY

Writer....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

080320170503Despite the success of her blog, Caroline is feeling a gap in her life.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Caroline is mildly relieved that her husband has finally left the house for good. But although her motivational and dietary blog is going well, she is feeling a gap in her life.

Writer....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan.

'Despite the success of her blog, Caroline is feeling a gap in her life.'

080420170504Philip may have found a new career, but his ex-wife Rose is never far from his thoughts.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Philip's mum has gone to Lanzarote for a holiday leaving Philip amazed at how much the old girl did around the house. And although his new job demonstrating kitchen appliances is providing a certain satisfaction, his ex-wife Rose's success is poisoning his happiness.

Tony....Tim McInnerny

Martha....Frances Tomelty

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan.

'Philip may have found a new career, but his ex-wife Rose is never far from his thoughts.'

0805 LAST20170505Richard Fallon has been taking a look at his life and doesn't much like what he sees.

In the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon M.P. has recovered from having his Twitter account catastrophically hijacked and has been dabbling with dating websites with little success. But when his son Toby points out that his whole life philosophy is based upon a lie, Richard is forced to ask if his life has any purpose whatsoever.

Richard Fallon....Roger Allam

Martha....Frances Tomelty

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Richard Fallon M.PHear And Now

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2017 - 2 - Mix Tape: The Riot Ensemble And Nikel

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby are live from Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby live at the Blending Shed in Huddersfield, introduce an eclectic mix of new music performed on multiple performance spaces - as part of the closing weekend of this year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Tribute is paid to the late Pauline Oliveros and includes her rarely heard 'The Wheel of Time', performed by The Riot Ensemble. The programme also features music from the Austrian group Nikel and improvisations for guitar and trombone by duo, Archer Spade.

Pauline Oliveros: The Autobiography of Lady Steinway; The Wheel of Time (UK Premiere)

The Riot Ensemble conducted by Arron Hollway-Nahum

Enno Poppe: Fleisch (UK Premiere)

Ann Cleare: the square of yellow light that is your window (UK Premiere)

Nikel:

Yaron Deustche (electric guitar)

Patrick Stadler (saxophones)

Brian Archinal (percussion)

Antoine Francoise (piano)

Alfred Reiter (sound engineer)

Lauren Sarah Hayes: Mini Savior Opt (World Premiere)

Lauren Sarah Hayes (hybrid analogue and digital live electronics)

Archer Spade: Improvisation

Nick Millevoi (guitar)

Dan Blacksberg (trombone).

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'Richard Fallon MP has a Twitter account, something which is giving Martha sleepless nights.'

As psychotherapist Martha continues her dealings with clients – some of them have made a few changes to their circumstances.

On a trip to Newcastle, which to his surprise is even further north than Leeds, MP Richard Fallon finds that his newly acquired Twitter account has been hacked.

Omnibus of five episodes written by Shelagh Stephenson.

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

As psychotherapist Martha continues her dealings with clients – some of them have made a few changes to their circumstances.

Omnibus of the 8th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?

Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

On a trip to Newcastle, which to his surprise is even further north than Leeds, Richard Fallon finds that his newly acquired Twitter account has been hacked.

Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

'Richard Fallon MP has a Twitter account, something which is giving Martha sleepless nights'

090120180409Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of accident prone Richard Fallon MP.

In the 9th series of 'How Does That Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

For several months, Richard has managed to avoid scandal and humiliation, but as ever he is desperate to strike a balance between peace and stability and his craving for recognition. And so alarm bells start ringing when he reveals to Martha - in total secrecy - that he has had an approach from a popular reality TV show...

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

0902Tony20180410Though Martha has refused Tony a certificate of sanity, he just keeps coming back.

Having completed his rehabilitation course following accusations of sexism and cruelty to his employees, Tony has returned to Martha's sessions a new man - or so he thinks. Chrissie may have got the house and everything in it, but Tony has insisted on having Nobby the Welsh Terrier - even though he can't stand him. He is also about to publish a book, 'Men: the Fight Back Starts Here. And this Time it's Serious' - a bit of a mouthful but it sums up his position in a nutshell.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Having completed his rehabilitation course following accusations of sexism and cruelty to his employees, Tony has returned to Martha's sessions a new man - or so he thinks. Chrissie may have got the house and everything in it, but Tony has insisted on having Nobby the Welsh Terrier - even though he can't stand him. He is also about to publish a book, Men: the Fight Back Starts Here. And this Time it's Serious - a bit of a mouthful but it sums up his position in a nutshell.

0903Caroline20180411Having taken up trolling, Caroline's 32 new online personalities argue among themselves.

Caroline has created 32 online troll personalities, each of them arguing furiously with the others about whatever inconsequentiality is in the headlines. But though her brand is growing exponentially, even she has to admit that she has lost sight of who she actually is, or even which personality she should be employing at any given moment.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

0904Philip20180412is back. He has just been taken on by an actors' agency.

Philip's mum is still caring for him, but he has at least found gainful employment, and it's while demonstrating fish smokers in the basement of a major department store that he is spotted by a hot young actors' agency called 'Weirdos'. It's mostly 'extras' work but he has already landed an unnamed role in a Games of Thrones style fantasy. He feels that his experience in front of the camera is certain to bring him to the attention of the principal director.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Philip is back. He has just been taken on by an actors' agency.

Writer.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

0905 LASTRichard Fallon20180413An ill-judged tweet discloses Richard's confidential invitation to appear on reality TV.

Rabid constituents and demented and disastrous Tinder dates have cast Richard into a new slough of despondency. And then, the one light at the end of the tunnel - an invitation to appear on a popular TV reality show - is extinguished, when he inadvertently publicises his highly confidential invitation in a late night tweet. Richard now faces a sea of ignominy as the producers of the TV show deny all knowledge of him, and the horrible suspicion occurs to him that someone may have been playing a cruel and deeply humiliating prank - leaving Richard in a state of complete and abject despair.

Richard Fallon....Roger Allam

Martha....Frances Tomelty

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

Richard Fallon.... ROGER ALLAM

Martha.... FRANCES TOMELTY

Writer.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

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After avoiding embarrassments on TV so far, something alarming is in the offing for an MP.

For several months, MP Richard Fallon has managed to avoid scandal and humiliation, but as ever he is desperate to strike a balance between peace and stability and his craving for recognition.

And so alarm bells start ringing when he reveals to his therapist Martha - in total secrecy - that he has had an approach from a popular reality TV show...

Starring Roger Allam as Richard Fallon and Frances Tomelty as Martha.

Omnibus of five parts.

Written by Shelagh Stephenson.

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast ion BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.

The ninth series by Shelagh Stephenson, starring Roger Allam as Richard Fallon and Frances Tomelty as Martha.

First broadcast in 5 parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.

Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

'After avoiding embarrassments on TV so far, something alarming is in the offing for an MP.'

1001Richard Fallon Mp20180903In this the 10th series of 'How Does that Make You Feel?' Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

For several months, Richard has managed to avoid scandal and humiliation, but as ever he oscillates between the need for a low profile and his desperate craving for recognition. And so alarm bells start ringing when he reveals to Martha - in total secrecy - that he has been snapped by paparazzi leaving a restaurant carrying a woman over his shoulder.

Therapist Martha braces herself for the arrival of the accident prone Richard Fallon MP.

Writer.... Shelagh Stephenson

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

1002Tony20180904Having completed his rehabilitation course following accusations of sexism and cruelty to his employees, Tony has returned to Martha's sessions a new man. Women and foreigners are no longer the object of his irritation - it's now vegans refusing to eat avocado on toast (as everyone knows they are supposed to) who have begun to get under his skin.

Though Martha has refused Tony a certificate of sanity, he just keeps coming back.

Writer.... Shelagh Stephenson

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

1003Caroline20180905Caroline has created 73 online troll personalities, each of them arguing furiously with the others about whatever inconsequentiality is in the headlines. But though her brand is growing exponentially, even she has to admit that she has lost sight of who she actually is, or even which personality she should be employing at any given moment. But having stalked, trolled and terrorised her followers into total submission, she feels she is now ready to begin a career in Politics.

Buoyed by her online popularity, Caroline decides it is time to enter politics.

Caroline.... Rebecca Saire

Martha.... Frances Tomelty

Writer.... Shelagh Stephenson

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Caroline....Rebecca Saire

Martha....Frances Tomelty

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

1004Philip20180906Philip's Mum is still caring for him, but he has at least found gainful employment. And it's while demonstrating fish smokers in the basement of a major department store, that he is approached by a TV company wanting to make a 'Where Are They Now?' style documentary about once minor celebrities. He invites their researcher to lunch but is dismayed to learn that his mother has already begun to fill her in on his recent history.

Philip is back, but his mum is still waiting for him outside.

Writer.... Shelagh Stephenson

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer....Shelagh Stephenson

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

1005 LASTRichard Fallon Mp20180907Richard has survived the incident with Rapunzel in the whole-food restaurant and has been convinced by a would-be guru that he can have whatever he wants in life by just wishing hard enough for it ... Martha doesn't take too long in quashing this delusion leaving Richard in a state of complete and abject despair.

Richard has been 'papped' carrying a woman over his shoulder out of a West End restaurant.

Richard has survived the incident with Rapunzel in the whole-food restaurant and has been convinced by a would-be guru that he can have whatever he wants in life by just wishing hard enough for it... Martha doesn't take too long in quashing this delusion leaving Richard in a state of complete and abject despair.

Writer.... Shelagh Stephenson

Director.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer.... Eoin O'Callaghan.

Writer....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Director....Eoin O'Callaghan

Producer....Eoin O'Callaghan.

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A restaurant incident may break Richard Fallon MP's run of no reality TV embarrassments.

For several months, MP Richard Fallon has managed to avoid scandal and humiliation, but as ever he oscillates between the need for a low profile and his desperate craving for recognition.

And so alarm bells start ringing when he reveals to Martha - in total secrecy - that he's been snapped by paparazzi leaving a restaurant carrying a woman over his shoulder.

Written by Shelagh Stephenson

Omnibus of the 10th series sees Martha's clients making a few changes to their circumstances: Richard, Tony, Caroline and Philip.

Tony/ Philip - Tim McInnerny

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

Richard Fallon.... Roger Allam

Martha.... Frances Tomelty

Tony/ Philip.... Tim McInnerny

Caroline.... Rebecca Saire

Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.

Omnibus of the 10th series sees Martha's clients making a few changes to their circumstances - Richard

110120190902In this the 11th series of How Does that Make you Feel, Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard has had a chance encounter with the Duchess of Sussex causing him to faint. Meanwhile Toby has been trying on his shoes and, alarmingly, urging him to make an early-day will in his favour.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Roger Allam - Richard

Written by - Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by - Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

Martha vainly hopes that Richard Fallon MP has seen the recent tabloid reports about him.

FRANCES TOMELTY.... Martha

ROGER ALLAM.... Richard

Written by....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Produced & Directed by.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Written by.... Shelagh Stephenson

In this the 11th series of How Does that Make you Feel, Martha’s clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

110220190903Tony's Bishop's plan to launch The Men's Equality Party have foundered with his fellow drinkers' refusal to pay their subscriptions. But a new plan to enter and win Masterchef: The Professionals seems a sure-fire to get the attention of Chrissie his estranged wife, until Martha points out his fatal strategic flaw; he's not a professional chef.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Tim McInnerny - Tony

Written by Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

Tony the restaurateur is being pursued by a woman with a cleaver.

Frances Tomelty.... Martha

Tim McInnerny.... Tony

Tony’s Bishop’s plan to launch The Men’s Equality Party have foundered with his fellow drinkers’ refusal to pay their subscriptions. But a new plan to enter and win Masterchef: The Professionals seems a sure-fire to get the attention of Chrissie his estranged wife, until Martha points out his fatal strategic flaw; he’s not a professional chef.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

110320190904Caroline (Rebecca Saire) is mildy relieved that her husband has finally quite the house for good. But though motivational and dietary blog is going well she is feeling a gap in her life; a gap which she feels might be filled by the romantically named Sir Kier Starmer QC.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Rebecca Saire - Caroline

Written by - Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by - Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

Caroline has taken a fancy to Kier Starmer. Might he be the answer to her problems?

Frances Tomelty.... Martha

Rebecca Saire.... Caroline

Written by.... Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

110420190905Philip's mum has gone to Lanzarote for a holiday, leaving Philip amazed at how much the old girl did around the house. Luckily a colleague's mother has been round to straighten the place up, but though his new job demonstrating kitchen appliances in Peter Jones is providing a certain satisfaction, his rising resentment that his ex-wife Rose is presenting The Lions of the Serengeti for the BBC is poisoning his happiness.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Tim McInnerny - Philip

Written by - Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by - Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

Philip is back and has found a new career but ex-wife Rose is never far from his thoughts.

FRANCES TOMELTY.... Martha

Tim McInnerny.... Philip

Written by.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Produced & Directed by.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Philip’s mum has gone to Lanzarote for a holiday, leaving Philip amazed at how much the old girl did around the house. Luckily a colleague’s mother has been round to straighten the place up, but though his new job demonstrating kitchen appliances in Peter Jones is providing a certain satisfaction, his rising resentment that his ex-wife Rose is presenting The Lions of the Serengeti for the BBC is poisoning his happiness.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

1105 LAST20190906Richard Fallon MP (Roger Allam) has recovered from having his Twitter account catastrophically hijacked but has been dabbling with dating websites with little success. A date with an immensely wealthy Amazon whose father owns half of Wiltshire makes Richard feel even more insignificant. But when Toby points out that his whole life philosophy is based upon a lie, Richard is forced to take stock of his function in life and whether his role as an MP has any purpose whatsoever.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Roger Allam - Richard

Written by - Shelagh Stephenson

Produced & Directed by - Eoin O'Callaghan

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer's Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

Richard Fallon has been taking a look at his life and doesn't much like what he sees.

FRANCES TOMELTY.... Martha

ROGER ALLAM.... Richard

Written by....SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Produced & Directed by.... Eoin O'Callaghan

Written by.... SHELAGH STEPHENSON

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.

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Therapist Martha’s clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon MP has had a chance encounter with the Duchess of Sussex causing him to faint.

Meanwhile Toby has been trying on his shoes and, alarmingly, urging him to make an early-day will in his favour.

Frances Tomelty - Martha

Roger Allam - Richard

Omnibus of series 11 written by Shelagh Stephenson.

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.

Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Therapist Martha's clients have made few changes to their circumstances.

Richard Fallon MP has had a chance encounter with the Duchess of Sussex causing him to faint. Meanwhile Toby has been trying on his shoes and, alarmingly, urging him to make an early-day will in his favour.

Frances Tomelty.... Martha

Roger Allam.... Richard

Omnibus of the 11th series written by Shelagh Stephenson.

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.

Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination.