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Writer and producer Henry Normal takes a poetic look at imagination and the reasons why humans create. From 2018.

Acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them.

In this episode, Henry looks at imagination, perception and how we express ourselves through art and creativity.

From the first cave paintings through to Henry's own experiences of creating, writing and producing some of Britain's best loved comedies over the years, Henry explores the wonders of the human imagination.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan鈥檚 Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He has published several volumes of poetry, including Travelling Second Class Through Hope, Staring Directly at the Eclipse and his new volume, Raining Upwards. And his memoir, A Normal Family: Everyday adventures with our autistic son.

Producer: Carl Cooper

A 大象传媒 Studios production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.

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28 minutes

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Last Saturday 23:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Aug 2018 19:15
  • Fri 24 Aug 2018 07:30
  • Fri 24 Aug 2018 17:30
  • Fri 24 Aug 2018 22:00
  • Sat 25 Aug 2018 05:30
  • Tue 1 Dec 2020 18:30
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 07:30
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 17:30
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 22:00
  • Wed 9 Dec 2020 05:30
  • Last Saturday 23:30