Ageing

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

So far he’s covered ‘Family’, ‘Life’, ‘Love’, ‘Imagination’, ‘Nature’, ‘The Universe’ and ‘Communication.

Now Henry talks about getting older to an audience in Stratford Upon Avon.

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.

Producer: Carl Cooper

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