Steven Appleby's Normal Life
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2001 - 2004
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Distinctly not normal insights from the absurdist cartoonist. Starring Paul McCrink.
Steven Appleby's Normal Life
Cartoonist Steven Appleby asks where reality ends and fantasy begins, as he gives us his distinctly abnormal insights into everyday life. In these two series, he takes a look at a few of life's fundamental topics, including love, death, science, truth and oceanography.
From seeking romance when his wife elopes with the electric kettle to searching for the hidden meaning of life, said to be written on a sausage, he takes us on a personal journey through his memories, experiences, dreams and fantasies to reveal his own idiosyncratic version of normality.
Along the way, he discovers that his kids are actually alien tourists visiting Earth on a rowdy package holiday; signs a pact with the Devil to to reverse the ageing process (and look more like Richard Burton), undergoes surgery to explore his brain's inner workings; and proves once and for all that dinosaurs could read, write and ride bicycles. But will his attempts to tell the absolute truth prove to be a less-than-wise career move?
Also included is a festive special episode, Steven Appleby's Normal Christmas, in which Steven meets Santa and learns that Christmas isn't just about receiving...
Paul McCrink and Mark Perry star as Steven, with Steven Appleby as himself and Rachel Atkins, Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts and Rosalind Paul as the figments of his imagination.
First released: Thursday 27th June 2024
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 168
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