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How Does That Make You Feel? Series 1-10

By: Shelagh Stephenson
Narrated by: Rebecca Saire, Marcella Riordan, Frances Tomelty, Tim McInnerny, Roger Allam, Cathy Belton
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Summary

Psychotherapist Martha is reasonably compassionate, but deep down she's losing patience. It seems all her clients want to be something they are not, and it's driving them (and her) out of their minds.

There's Richard Fallon MP, who's convinced that promotion to the front bench is being denied him because of his obese son and a wife who lost all patience with him 20 years ago.

Caroline, who is worried that instead of following the path of celebrity like her, her daughter may go on to study mere physics – thereby consigning her (and more importantly Caroline) to a life of unbearable ordinariness.

Philip, who insists he isn't facing a crisis since his demotion from Good Morning Norfolk to a shopping channel, but whose new girlfriend is 30 years his junior and clearly on the make.

Howard, a chef whose 33-year-old son Aaron is still trying to get a band off the ground, whilst looming resentfully over his parents’ lives from the back bedroom.

And Tony, Howard's boss at the restaurant whose wife thinks he needs therapy. He has no idea why. Mostly he wants to talk about why women are so weird and why he has absolutely no need of a therapist. However he would like Martha to give him a certificate proving his sanity, if possible.

Across a series of 15-minute comedy vignettes, How Does that Make You Feel? offers a fly-on-the-wall view of Martha’s sessions, each one shedding more light on the lives of her entertaining clients.

Starring Frances Tomelty, Roger Allam, Marcella Riordan, Tim McInnerny, Cathy Belton and Rebecca Saire.

Produced and directed by Eoin O’Callaghan.

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Surprisingly funny

I decided to give this one a go because I had the credit and wasn't disappointed. The setting is simple enough, a psychotherapist works with her clients. Listening to their trials and tribulations is remarkably funny. It's best summarised really as Alan Bennet with a twist.

There's a lot there for your money as well so if you like little 15 minute slices of humour then go for it.

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Unswitchoffable!

Superb series of bitter-sweet, understated but incisive portraits of people whom we all recognise. The scripts are full of wry, dry humour and are wonderfully narrated. An absolute treasure.

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Absolutely fantastic!

I've had this title for a while and never got round to listening to it and now regret my procrastination. The writing is superb with the characters progressing through more as each session goes by. I started off listening to this when doing chores and am now just sat, listening, laughing, howling with laughter again, sometimes shaking my head at the characters narcissism or bafflement with their lives. Oh, and how the seriously long suffering therapist starts her sessions with a pep talk to herself at the beginning of some of the later sessions had me in floods of laughter. The humour is very very dry, the lack of awareness in some of the clients is breathe-taking but always true to their character arch. I think as someone who has gone through counselling I thought I would be cringing and thinking did I sound like that but this is not the case and although nearly at the end of the book I know I will listen to this repeatedly. One of the best audio books I have bought on Audible.

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Brilliantly performed and a Laugh out loud series.

Absolutely loved it and got emotionally invested in all the characters. Definitely my favourite purchase off Audible thus far. Fantastic!!!

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Oh noooo

This book is well acted, the inane storylines are woeful, I cannot in all seriousness recommend it to anyone.
Sorry just not my-cup of tea

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Funny, perceptive, tragic and utterly brilliant

I could listen to this on a loop forever. The writing is so sharp, the characters develop beautifully with each session and the humour makes me shake with mirth. An absolute gem.

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Funny & touching

Can’t recommend this highly enough- had me in stitches, but it also hits the right tone with compassion.

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outstanding comedy

Great performances and wonderful script,a hidden gem not to be missed. Another radio 4 treasure.

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i want more..

excellent from start to finish, great for listening to while on a long journey ..

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This is laugh out loud funny!

What a great story. I have downloaded so many books over the last 10 years but this is the first time I’ve written a review.

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