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Problems with a Package

Phoning his parents in Tenerife, Tom regrets persuading them to explore beyond their holiday hotel. With Paul Copley. From 2013.

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop him making his weekly check-in call.

Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

As the conversation unfolds, Tom takes time out to explain the situation, his parent's reactions plus anecdotes from the past illustrating his family's views.

During all this Hang Ups explores class, living away from 'home', trans-generational phenomena, what we inherit from our families and how the past repeats in the present. All in a 30 minute phone call.

So get underneath the skin of Tom and the Wrigglesworth family in a 30 minute totally legal bit of phone hacking.

Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle.

Tom Wrigglesworth ...... Tom
Judy Parfitt ...... Granny
Paul Copley ...... Dad
Kate Anthony ...... Mum
Amy Wrigglesworth ...... Amy

Additional material by Miles Jupp.

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in November 2013.

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30 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Aug 2024 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Tom Tom Wrigglesworth
Granny Judy Parfitt
Dad Paul Copley
Mum Kate Anthony
Writer Tom Wrigglesworth
Writer James Kettle
Writer Miles Jupp
Producer Katie Tyrrell

Broadcasts

  • Wed 6 Nov 2013 18:30
  • Wed 13 Nov 2013 07:30
  • Wed 13 Nov 2013 22:00
  • Mon 24 Aug 2015 11:30
  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 22:00
  • Tue 8 May 2018 22:30
  • Mon 21 Sep 2020 22:30
  • Thu 25 Aug 2022 23:30
  • Wed 31 Jul 2024 08:00
  • Wed 31 Jul 2024 13:00
  • Wed 31 Jul 2024 19:00
  • Thu 1 Aug 2024 03:00

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