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The Countryside

Bridget explores the countryside - could commune living or moving her family to the country make her happier? From 2018.

As Bridget Christie struggles to come to terms with current world events - Kim Jong-un, the melting polar ice caps, the Brexit negotiations and Nick Knowles singing a cover of The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun", she's embarked on a comic quest for her Utopia.

She's seeking a way of living that will make her less anxious and enable her to have her first happy week since the Brexit vote in 2016.

In this episode, Bridget explores the countryside - to see if that will make her happier.

Could living on a rural commune or moving her family to the country be the answer to all her problems? Or will life still be completely rubbish? In her tour of the countryside, Bridget meets a woman who runs her own commune - Fran Blockley - in rural Wales. Could a new life in the countryside help this town mouse switch off?

Stand-up show recorded in front of a studio audience at the 麻豆社 Radio Theatre. With special guest Fran Blockley.

Producers: Simon Nicholls and Alison Vernon-Smith.

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

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 May 2023 03:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Bridget Christie
Ensemble Fran Blockley
Producer Simon Nicholls
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith

Broadcasts

  • Wed 21 Feb 2018 18:30
  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 07:30
  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 17:30
  • Wed 28 Feb 2018 22:00
  • Thu 1 Mar 2018 05:30
  • Thu 23 Jun 2022 23:00
  • Fri 12 May 2023 07:30
  • Fri 12 May 2023 12:30
  • Fri 12 May 2023 17:30
  • Sat 13 May 2023 03:30

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