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Jo Brand shares the poems, stories and jokes that have meant the most in her life, for our festive delight. Jo is joined for a star-studded recording in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Theatre, by special guest readers Alan Davies and Isy Suttie. Expect hilarious and vivid stories that reflect her work as comedian, psychiatric nurse, writer and TV presenter, as well as moments with her family and friends. With readings by poets Jackie Kay and Hollie McNish and live music from Police Dog Hogan. Readings include A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey In the Springtime of the Year by Susan Hill The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell The Dead by Billy Collins A Man I Knew by Brendan Kennelly My Name is Mrs Brady by Allan Ahlberg When Paul Robeson Came Back to Glasgow by Jackie Kay Suck it Up by Hollie McNish Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery
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