Range Anxiety

About this episode

Clive Coombs drives his daughter to the airport while grappling with personal issues and the challenges of parenthood.

Drive, Clive, drive! Clive Coombs attempts to prove his credentials as a father by driving his daughter through the night to a plane that will take her to the other side of the world. As he drives, the weight of all his worries start to hijack the airwaves of his radio - his faltering marriage, his disintegrating sense of self and whether the small battery in his electric car will ever get his daughter to the plane on time. A heart-achingly funny new comedy drama brought to life with a host of familiar Radio 4 voices. CLIVE.....Toby Jones CHLOE.....Sofia Oxenham GAIL.....Indira Varma JANINE.....Clare Corbett MICK/ BARRY.....Sam Dale PARVAN McCLOUD.....Tim Crouch Also featuring: Kate Adie, Ron Brown, Charles Carroll, James Coomarasamy, Amy Gladwell, Caroline Nicholls, Neil Nunes, Matthew Parris, Jay Rayner, Al Ryan and Jane Steel. The song was composed by Joey Crouch and Owen Crouch and the singer was Ella Whitehead. Written by Tim Crouch with Toby Jones Directed by Nadia Molinari Sound design by Sharon Hughes Production Coordinator: Pippa Day Studio Production Coordinator: Clare Ewing Casting Manager: Alex Curran Technical Producers: Andy Garratt, Sam Dickinson A BBC Studios…

People in this episode

Host: BBC Radio 4

Guest: Clive Coombs

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• electric car
• marriage
• comedy drama
• parenting
• self-identity

Keywords

• father
• electric car
• marriage
• comedy
• drama
• parenting
• self-identity
• radio
• BBC

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Books & works: Range Anxiety

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