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A New Perspective

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After treatment for ovarian and breast cancer, Chippy is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know. From 2014.

After treatment for ovarian and breast cancer Chippy, mad Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know!

The road back after cancer treatment can be tricky and full of obstacles.

Two middle-aged women and their younger friend seek to regain their zest for life and love by learning to dance at Bad Salsa, the club where everyone knows your name but no-one knows your prognosis!

Depictions of people with cancer on TV and radio too often follow a standard format; there is the diagnosis, the depression the chemo, then the false recovery followed by the tragic death.

Written by Kay Stonham, Bad Salsa tries to paint a picture at once more hopeful and more in line with survival rates, which have improved immensely over the past 20 years.

For many, 'living with cancer' is now their day-to-day challenge. Our characters have finished their treatment and are in the process of finding their way back to normal life or at least finding a "new normal."

Everyday challenges must go on like boring marriages, distracting crushes, troublesome children, difficult workmates and infuriating parents. But their brush with mortality gives them a new perspective.

So do they preserve their pre-cancer status quo, or in Terri's words, to say, "sod it all" and "go for it!"?

Follow the women as they embrace the world of salsa whilst they adjust to life after cancer.

Terry ...... Camille Coduri
Chippy ...... Sharon Rooney
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Marco ...... Doc Brown
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Colin ...... David Cann
Georgie ...... Emily Chase
Tim ...... Matt Houlihan
Sara ...... Antonia Reid
Chippy's Mum ...... Kay Stonham

Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in July 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 Jun 2023 02:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Terry Camille Coduri
Chippy Sharon Rooney
Jill Natasha Little
Marco Doc Brown
Gordon Andrew Obeney
Colin David Cann
Georgie Emily Chase
Tim Matt Houlihan
Sara Antonia Reid
Chippy's Mum Kay Stonham
Writer Kay Stonham
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Jul 2014 11:30
  • Wed 28 Jun 2017 11:30
  • Sun 7 Oct 2018 07:30
  • Sun 7 Oct 2018 17:30
  • Sun 7 Oct 2018 22:00
  • Mon 8 Oct 2018 05:30
  • Fri 13 Mar 2020 07:00
  • Fri 13 Mar 2020 17:00
  • Sat 14 Mar 2020 05:00
  • Tue 23 Nov 2021 07:00
  • Tue 23 Nov 2021 17:00
  • Wed 24 Nov 2021 05:00
  • Sat 27 Nov 2021 12:00
  • Tue 6 Jun 2023 07:30
  • Tue 6 Jun 2023 12:30
  • Tue 6 Jun 2023 17:30
  • Wed 7 Jun 2023 02:30