EPISODE · May 26, 2022 · 5 MIN
Clare in the Community: The Complete Series 1-6: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy by Harry Venning And David Ramsden
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clare in the Community: The Complete Series 1-6: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Author: Harry Venning And David Ramsden Narrator: Liza Tarbuck, Nina Conti, Gemma Craven, Alex Lowe, Sally Phillips, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The first six series of the Sony Award-winning sitcom about a social worker with all the right jargon, but none of the practical solutions 'Completely engaging... beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny material' The Sony Judges Meet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives - both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian - all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas. In these six series, Clare and Brian try to shore up their rocky relationship, as Brian contemplates proposing, persuades Clare to attend couples counselling, and considers splitting up. Will their baby son, Thomas Paine, bring them back together - or will new nanny Nali prove a further obstacle to domestic bliss? Meanwhile, the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is threatened with closure, and the team are joined by new member Libby - 'an Aussie and a lesbo', proud to be both, and after Clare's job... Based on the long-running cartoon strip in the Guardian's 'Society' section, this wonderfully entertaining series stars Sally Phillips as Clare and Alex Lowe as Brian, alongside an ensemble cast including Nina Conti, Richard Lumsden, Ellen Thomas, Gemma Craven, Liza Tarbuck, Andrew Wincott and Sarah Kendall. Production credits Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden Produced by Katie Tyrrell Executive Producer: Paul Schlesinger Cast Clare - Sally Phillips Brian - Alex Lowe Megan/Nali - Nina Conti Ray - Richard Lumsden Irene - Ellen Thomas Helen - Gemma Craven/Liza Tarbuck Simon - Andrew Wincott Libby - Sarah Kendall Other parts played by members of the cast With Paul Chequer, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Helen Longworth, Stephan Hogan, Richenda Carey, Alex Tregear, Sartaj Garewal, Bharti Patel, Delroy Brown, Vicki Pepperdine, John Cummins, Gerard McDermott, George Harris, Roy Hudd, Brigit Forsyth, Phil Davis, Christine Kavanagh, Lewis MacLeod, Mel Hudson, Geraldine McNulty, Mark Straker, Joseph Kloska, Martin Hyder, Shaban Arifi, Anna Bengo, Rad Lazar, Ben Onwukwe, Sam Pamphilon, Lloyd Thomas, Donnla Hughes, Chris Pavlo, Philip Pope, Rosemary Leach, Doreen Mantle, Jess Robinson and Paterson Joseph. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 November-31 December 2004 (Series 1), 4 November-9 December 2005 (Series 2), 18 December 2006-22 January 2007 (Series 3), 16 January-20 February 2008 (Series 4), 18 February-25 March 2009 (Series 5), 31 May-5 July 2010 (Series 6) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/570350 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Clare in the Community: The Complete Series 1-6: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Author: Harry Venning And David Ramsden Narrator: Liza Tarbuck, Nina Conti, Gemma Craven, Alex Lowe, Sally Phillips, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 26, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The first six series of the Sony Award-winning sitcom about a social worker with all the right jargon, but none of the practical solutions 'Completely engaging... beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny material' The Sony Judges Meet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives - both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian - all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas. In these six series, Clare and Brian try to shore up their rocky relationship, as Brian contemplates proposing, persuades Clare to attend couples counselling, and considers splitting up. Will their baby son, Thomas Paine, bring them back together - or will new nanny Nali prove a further obstacle to domestic bliss? Meanwhile, the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is threatened with closure, and the team are joined by new member Libby - 'an Aussie and a lesbo', proud to be both, and after Clare's job... Based on the long-running cartoon strip in the Guardian's 'Society' section, this wonderfully entertaining series stars Sally Phillips as Clare and Alex Lowe as Brian, alongside an ensemble cast including Nina Conti, Richard Lumsden, Ellen Thomas, Gemma Craven, Liza Tarbuck, Andrew Wincott and Sarah Kendall. Production credits Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden Produced by Katie Tyrrell Executive Producer: Paul Schlesinger Cast Clare - Sally Phillips Brian - Alex Lowe Megan/Nali - Nina Conti Ray - Richard Lumsden Irene - Ellen Thomas Helen - Gemma Craven/Liza Tarbuck Simon - Andrew Wincott Libby - Sarah Kendall Other parts played by members of the cast With Paul Chequer, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Helen Longworth, Stephan Hogan, Richenda Carey, Alex Tregear, Sartaj Garewal, Bharti Patel, Delroy Brown, Vicki Pepperdine, John Cummins, Gerard McDermott, George Harris, Roy Hudd, Brigit Forsyth, Phil Davis, Christine Kavanagh, Lewis MacLeod, Mel Hudson, Geraldine McNulty, Mark Straker, Joseph Kloska, Martin Hyder, Shaban Arifi, Anna Bengo, Rad Lazar, Ben Onwukwe, Sam Pamphilon, Lloyd Thomas, Donnla Hughes, Chris Pavlo, Philip Pope, Rosemary Leach, Doreen Mantle, Jess Robinson and Paterson Joseph. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 November-31 December 2004 (Series 1), 4 November-9 December 2005 (Series 2), 18 December 2006-22 January 2007 (Series 3), 16 January-20 February 2008 (Series 4), 18 February-25 March 2009 (Series 5), 31 May-5 July 2010 (Series 6) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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