Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You 

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Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

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Stand-up series from Angela Barnes in which she shares the big stuff she's thinking about: life, love, family, work and death.

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Comic Angela Barnes shares her thoughts on life's big stuff. Love, family, work and death.

Comic Angela Barnes remembers her larger-than-life father, tackling life and love and what comes afterwards. From 2016.

Straight talking, stand-up comic Angela Barnes shares the big stuff she's thinking about - life, love, family, work and death.

In part tribute to her late father, who was a gregarious character - a sex shop manager, naturist, and a big fan of caravans and pranks - and a heavy influence on Angela. He taught her a 'carpe diem' approach to life. 

His motto - You Can't Take It With You.

When her father died very suddenly in 2008, Angela and her family proved him wrong and stuffed his coffin with sentimental keepsakes for his final journey.

In this series, Angela does the very same thing and asks her loved ones to nominate objects that they would choose to send on with her as mementoes of their time together, which she keeps in a suitcase full of memories, acting as prompts for contemplative, heart-warming and captivating comedy. 

An Impatient production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2016.

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

Super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes muses on love, life, and what might come afterwards.

Stand-up comedy in which Angela Barnes, remembering her larger-than-life father, tackles life and love and, with the help of the audience, packs herself a fantasy coffin.

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