Ayres on the Air

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Pam Ayres presents a series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches

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Ayres on the Air: Series 6: Grandparents

Grandparents

Series 6

BBC Radio 4 - Ayres on the Air, Series 6, Grandparents

Poet and entertainer Pam Ayres with poems, sketches and anecdotes about grandparents.

Exploring the theme of 'Grandparents'. Poetry and sketches about grandkids and more. With Geoffrey Whitehead. From April 2018.

More light-hearted verse and comic sketches from Pam Ayres.  

The theme is 'Grandparents'. 

With sketches about how to get your grandchild to sleep, following instructions when babysitting, and misbehaving as a grandparent. 

Plus poems include 'Granny Got Whiskers', 'My Little Grandson' and 'Unfinished'.

With:

Geoffrey Whitehead
Felicity Montagu

Written by: Pam Ayres, Jan Etherington, Claire Wetton, Jenny Laville and Peter Reynolds.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.

Ayres on the Air: Series 6

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Pam Ayres hosts a series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches

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