A Whole New Me is a series of short radio plays in which each playwright incorporates a self-help tape in the narrative. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as part of the Women's Hour Drama in 2004 [1].
Episodes[]
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| 01 | "Repeat After Me" | Sheila Goff | 07 June 2004 | Maureen, a bored ex-pat in Spain, fills her time conversing with the voice of a "Teach Yourself Spanish" tape. The light-hearted chats turn more sinister as Maureen discovers how the men in her life have been behaving.
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| 02 | "Lessons in Psychic Awareness" | Katie Hims | 08 June 2004 | A bittersweet comedy, in which Bunny decides to use an American CD - Sheldon's Lessons in Psychic Awareness, to make contact with her dead mother.
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| 03 | "Smell the Purple" | Llewella Gideon | 09 June 2004 | Bob is a workaholic, fast-food guzzler. After he suffers a heart attack, his long-suffering secretary Steph persuades him to use a self-help holistic cookery tape to rejuvenate both the inner and outer man.
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| 04 | "Personal Development" | Jackie Pavlenko | 10 June 2004 | Sherilyn is 13 and has a problem. Stuck in the airport changing room, the thought of choosing a holiday bikini is a nightmare. What do you do when you're flat-chested and think you look like a boy? A light-hearted comedy about growing up.
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| 05 | "Some Text Missing" | Jackie Kay | 11 June 2004 | Vanessa is in love, with both her secret lover and her mobile phone. On a trip to Rome she finally manages some direct action that will radically change her life.
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