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Joanna Lumley & Roger Allam star in Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy, as a couple who are passionate about life and each other. This week: Roger`s caught talking in his sleep - and attempts to appease Joanna backfire, so she walks out. But when Joanna babysits for friends, she has to ask for Roger’s help and is surprised to find he’s a ‘baby whisperer’.
Conversations from a Long Marriage won the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Award for Best Radio Comedy in 2020.
‘Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan Etherington’s two hander? This is a work of supreme craftsmanship.’ RADIO TIMES
‘Peppered with nostalgic 60s hits and especially written for the pair, it’s an endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and something like love.’ THE GUARDIAN
‘The delicious fruit of the writer, Jan Etherington’s experience of writing lots of TV and radio, blessed by being acted by Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. Treasure this one, produced by Claire Jones. Unlike many a current Radio 4 ‘comedy’, this series makes people laugh’ GILLIAN REYNOLDS. SUNDAY TIMES
‘You’ve been listening at my window, Jan’. JOANNA LUMLEY
‘The writing is spot on and Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam exquisite. So real, so entertaining. Please never stop making such terrific radio’. ´óÏó´«Ã½ DUTY LOG
‘Absolutely brilliant!! May it never end!’ ´óÏó´«Ã½ DUTY LOG
Conversations from a Long Marriage is written by Jan Etherington. It is produced and directed by Claire Jones. It is a ´óÏó´«Ã½ Studios Production.