House Rules

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In a week of hot debate about standards in public life, Vladimir Putin hosts his annual national phone-in. A young woman in Hull wonders what politicians are for and if they really know anything about what matters to her. John Godber brings his wit and his gimlet eye to Radio 4, in this fictional response to a story in the news. Chelsea looks in the mirror as her dad bangs on the bathroom door. She wants to know: is she a hypocrite? And would Vladimir Putin answer her call? Read by Martha Godber. Godber is one of Britain's most popular and prolific playwrights, 'hilarious and heart-breaking', whose unique talent is to make you laugh uproariously and in the same moment feel like you've been punched in the belly. A champion of Yorkshire talent and culture, he has won many awards and his plays are performed all over the world. Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Mary Ward-Lowery