GrownUpLand

56. TV

We're living in the golden age of television, apparently. Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are joined by comedian Eleanor Tiernan to talk about the good, the bad and the overrated. Sophie wonders if traditional TV is dead, Ned writes 'GrownUpLand: The Sitcom' to mixed reviews, Heidi picks apart toxic reality TV and Steve Ali explains why not all superheroes wear capes.Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.Produced by Al Riddell.Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.Clips:
Beyond Today (26/07/2019)
Analysis (18/03/2018)
John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme 29/06/2019

"Now I’m a grown up… do I have to get married? Do I have to scrimp and save?? Do I have to host a dinner party??? GrownUpLand poses the most frustrating questions. Luckily, Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.
 
Through stupid challenges, useful facts and personal stories of rich victory and miserable failure, your guides will ensure you don’t feel alone in your hopeless endeavour to be a legit grown up. Plus, every week a special guest candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and drunken mistakes to moments of clarity and pet hates. And the very handsome Steve Ali, a refugee from Syria now a writer and silversmith in the UK, helps to put a listener’s dilemma into perspective.
 
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.
 
Produced by Al Riddell."