I listened to the latest episode of Radio 4’s Chain Reaction on the train down to that London for yesterday’s Afterword Mingle, and it was the most entertaining half hour of radio I’d heard in ages. This week Olivia Colman quizzed Sharon Horgan, and it was just perfect; the pair of them have funny bones, through and through. (If you’re not familiar with the programme format, it’s a ‘chat’ show where a celebrity chooses someone to interview. The following week, the interviewee returns to choose their own guest). Thoroughly recommended, although could cause embarrassment in a public place if, like me, you are prone to giggling.
Catastrophe
For those who didn’t catch it, this was a six-part comedy just finished on Channel 4, co-written by and starring the brilliant Sharon Horgan [“Pulling”] and Rob Delaney [no, me neither]. Sharp script, great acting, fast-moving but simple story arc, with a great line in awkward moments. Recommended, still available on 4OD.