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Radio 4,07 Jul 2022,28 mins

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Henry Normal: A Normal... Community "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

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