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Literary comedy by Sue Limb parodying the arty and bohemian world of the Bloomsbury Group.

Literary comedy by Sue Limb parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group.

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Gloomsbury: Series 2: Episode 5: The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky

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Episode 5: The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky

The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky

BBC Radio 4 - Gloomsbury, Series 2, The Theory and Practice of Hanky Panky

Vera and Henry get into a stew about who should tell their sons the facts of life.

Unable to tell their sons about the facts of life, Henry and Vera ask their friends. But the Foxes don't like kids, the Goslings don't like each other and Venus takes things to far.

Vera and Henry are undecided about whether it is time for their Eton-educated sons, Charlie and Fred, to be told the facts of life. Neither parent feels that they are sufficiently qualified to discuss the birds and bees with their sons, so they go in search of somebody who is. Ginny and Lionel, conveniently staying, are invited to contribute, but it soon becomes clear that they are urgently in need of sex education themselves. 

The Goslings deliver conflicting opinions: Mrs Gosling is affronted by the very mention of the facts of life, whilst Gosling, dealing with pollination on a daily basis, would happily talk of nothing else all year. 

Finally a willing educator is found. Venus, deeply broody for her first child, volunteers to rush down to Eton and enlighten Charlie and Fred over ginger beer and crumpets. Worried lest they should suddenly become grandparents before their time, Henry and Vera swiftly call a halt to the whole scheme and pack Venus off to climb Everest instead.


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Green-fingered Sapphist Vera Sackcloth-Vest shares a bijou castle in Kent with her devoted husband Henry, but longs for exotic adventures with nervy novelist Ginny Fox and wilful beauty Venus Traduces. It's 1921, the dawn of modern love, life and lingerie, but Vera still hasn't learnt how to boil a kettle.

Producer: Jamie Rix
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