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How Does That Make You Feel? Series 1-10

The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

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How Does That Make You Feel? Series 1-10

By: Shelagh Stephenson
Narrated by: Rebecca Saire, Marcella Riordan, Frances Tomelty, Tim McInnerny, Roger Allam, Cathy Belton
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Summary

Psychotherapist Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience. It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them (and her) out of their minds.

There's Richard Fallon MP, who's convinced that promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and a wife who lost all patience with him 20 years ago.

Caroline, who is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity like her, her daughter may go on to study mere physics – thereby consigning her (and more importantly Caroline) to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel, but whose new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

Howard, a chef whose 33-year-old son Aaron is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over his parents’ lives from the back bedroom.

And Tony, Howard's boss at the restaurant whose wife thinks he needs therapy. He has no idea why. Mostly he wants to talk about why women are so weird and why he has absolutely no need of a therapist. However he would like Martha to give him a certificate proving his sanity, if possible.

Across a series of 15-minute comedy vignettes, How Does that Make You Feel? offers a fly-on-the-wall view of Martha’s sessions, each one shedding more light on the lives of her entertaining clients.

Starring Frances Tomelty, Roger Allam, Marcella Riordan, Tim McInnerny, Cathy Belton and Rebecca Saire.

Produced and directed by Eoin O’Callaghan.

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Slightly slow to start but once it gets going real fun with some lol moments when the antics of the patients are just so ridiculous.

Entertaining

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Hilarious - Roger Allam's character is particularly wonderful. Laugh out loud funny although you really feel for these characters too, and Frances Tomelty as the therapist Martha perhaps most of all.

A string of perfect jewels to make you feel better

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What an incredible radio series! Very funny, and often sad and poignant. Very well written, I’ve listened non-stop since it was recommended to me. Sad it’s over now. Well worth a listen!

So funny and poignant

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What a strange series...but one I wholeheartedly recommend. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad and occasionally teeth grindingly irritating - it's a programme I devoured and was actually a little sad when it ended. The actors are superb and really draw you in.

Therapy, but not as you know it

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Acting by Roger Allan and the hole cast, was super and the story too 😂

Super from start to finish, Great acting .

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