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Lunch: Complete Series 1-5: The Hit BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
Stephen Mangan and Claire Skinner star in all five series of the popular BBC Radio 4 comedy drama.
Bill works as an economist in a right-wing institute giving succour to bankers and businessmen. Bella teaches yoga, waters the plants in Canary Wharf and holds Proust seminars for retirees. Years ago they shared a flat before Bill got married and moved to America. Now he's back and feeling a little off-kilter, so he decides to rekindle his friendship with Bella.
Once a month they get together for lunch, where they talk about everything from politics to Proust, parenting and the perils of online dating. The only thing they never discuss is how much they love each other...
In Marcy Kahan's delightful “platonic romantic comedy”, we join Bill and Bella as they meet, eat and disagree about everything; and over the course of five series, we learn their hopes and dreams and listen in as their lives change direction.
Bill works as an economist in a right-wing institute giving succour to bankers and businessmen. Bella teaches yoga, waters the plants in Canary Wharf and holds Proust seminars for retirees. Years ago they shared a flat before Bill got married and moved to America. Now he's back and feeling a little off-kilter, so he decides to rekindle his friendship with Bella.
Once a month they get together for lunch, where they talk about everything from politics to Proust, parenting and the perils of online dating. The only thing they never discuss is how much they love each other...
In Marcy Kahan's delightful “platonic romantic comedy”, we join Bill and Bella as they meet, eat and disagree about everything; and over the course of five series, we learn their hopes and dreams and listen in as their lives change direction.
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Marcy Kahan
29 books2 followersMarcy Kahan (born 4 July) is a British playwright and radio dramatist, who is half-Canadian and half-American.[1][2] She is a prolific author of urbane comedies for the BBC. She was born in Montreal, educated at Somerville College, Oxford and trained in theatre in Paris with the Lecoq School teachers, Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux.
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December 18, 2018
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Aww I absolutely loved this! So much so, that I listened to it about 3 times in a row!
It's a radio drama for Radio 4 - and each episode follows two old Uni friends as they meet each month for lunch. They chat about everything but the fact that they love each other. The chemistry between them is fantastic; the humour; the escapades they get up to - I loved every minute of it.
I also loved the narration by the two actors - each bit of comedy portrayed perfectly; their timing and intonations so natural.
I hope to hear more from this writer and these actors.
Aww I absolutely loved this! So much so, that I listened to it about 3 times in a row!
It's a radio drama for Radio 4 - and each episode follows two old Uni friends as they meet each month for lunch. They chat about everything but the fact that they love each other. The chemistry between them is fantastic; the humour; the escapades they get up to - I loved every minute of it.
I also loved the narration by the two actors - each bit of comedy portrayed perfectly; their timing and intonations so natural.
I hope to hear more from this writer and these actors.
May 17, 2018
Good to listen to but would have been boring to read.
August 20, 2019
A joy! Love Bill and Bella!
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