A Normal…Family, Life, Love, Imagination & Nature: The BBC Radio 4 stand up shows Audiobook (Free)
- Henry Normal
- 2 h 20 min
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- 2019-03-21
Summary:
Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and humor to tackle big subjects with his trademark humour. This collection includes five of his funny and shifting BBC Radio 4 displays:
A Normal Family is centred around Henry’s boy, Johnny, who was identified as having autism. Through stand-up and poetry, Henry explores what this means for Johnny, for himself, and for his wife, Angela.
A Normal Life is constantly on the pull on Henry’s experiences of bringing up a child with autism, and tackles the topics of life, in regards to a Normal…Family, Life, Love, Creativity & Character: The BBC Radio 4 operate displays death, loneliness, loss, human frailty and other vintage conversation stoppers.
A Normal Like sees Henry explore love, romance and other unreasonable expectations.
A Normal Imagination looks at the reasons why humans create.
A Normal Nature can be an exploration of unsung character, from the idea of view of a busy urban human.
These prolonged episodes include material by no means broadcast on the air.
‘It’s a uncommon and lovely point: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and wipes your tears away while you have to have just a little sit straight down’ – The Guardian
A Normal Lifestyle was awarded a Metallic ARIA for Best Humor/Entertainment production on the 2017 Radio Academy Awards.
Written and performed by Henry Normal.
Made by Carl Cooper.
A BBC Studios Production.