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Radio 4,28 Feb 2017,30 mins,

Series Series 1

A Day in October

Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy
Contains some strong language.

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Multi-award winning storyteller Sarah Kendall, brings her critically acclaimed trilogy of funny and moving, live shows to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio. "This show is a story about a day in October in 1990, when I saw a miracle happen to a boy, and his name was George Peach..." The story of Sarah's secret relationship with bullied classmate, George Peach. Following an accident at the beach, George Peach died for exactly 11 seconds. Sarah's story examines the remarkable effect those 11 seconds had on Sarah and her schoolmates. The show plays with the relationship between fiction and real-life and explores the redemptive power of storytelling. A Day in October won the 2018 Writers' Guild Award and the Audio Drama Award for best comedy production. Taking her audience on a trip, Sarah gives a unique snapshot of small-town life in Australia in the early 1990s . At a time when most people were seeing Australians through the filter of 'Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Away' and 'Neighbours', Sarah's shows present a darker underbelly to the stereotype of the sun-loving, happy-go-lucky Aussie teenager. Written and performed by Sarah Kendall. Producer: Carl Cooper A Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Studios production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2017.

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