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Series in which writers create a fictional response to recent headlines.

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From Fact to Fiction: Series 8

From Fact to Fiction: Series 8: Episode 6: I Want My Life Back

I Want My Life Back

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Episode 6: I Want My Life Back

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Award-winning writer A L Kennedy's response to the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scottish writer and stand-up comedian AL Kennedy creates a fictional response to the week's news.

The series in which a writer creates a fictional response to a story in the week's news. Award-winning Scottish author and stand-up comedian A L Kennedy takes up the challenge.

BP is continuing its efforts to staunch the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig. On the other side of the world, an office worker is glued to the pictures being beamed from a mile under the sea. It's the end of a long, hard week.

Written and performed by A L Kennedy.

Produced by Justine Willett.

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Series in which writers create a fictional response to the week's news

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