Lucy Porter In The Family Way… Again

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Lucy Porter in the Family Way… Again

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Lucy Porter in the Family Way

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Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy.

Comedian Lucy Porter examines family life and the concept of legacy, after becoming a middle-aged orphan mum of two. From 2019.

Lucy Porter returns with another examination of domestic life, covering everything from the dramatic to the dreary.

This time, she looks at the question of Legacy.

What do we receive from our parents? 

What do we pass on to our children?

Lucy hasn’t entirely been a winner in the genetic lottery. She has inherited dodgy knees, terrible teeth and a small third nipple. Her collection of family heirlooms consists of glass clowns, porcelain horses and offensive jam lids. Lucy does, however, want to instil in her own kids some of the values her parents taught her, including patience, courage and charity.

Talented comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner is on hand again to help Lucy illustrate the points she wants to make. As always, he displays his range of comic voices, including an impressive impersonation of Lucy’s Welsh great-grandmother.

In The Family Way... Again is a kind of love letter from Lucy to her mum, and a tender reflection on the things our parents do that drive us mad - things we’ll inevitably end up doing ourselves. 

Recorded live at Circus Stratford

Written by Lucy Porter

Additional material by  Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Director: Marilyn Imrie
Engineered and Edited by Jerry Peel
Production Manager: Sarah Tombling
Production Runner: Abbigayle Bircham

Producer:  Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2019.

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