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Women Talking About Cars. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC
Women Talking About Cars

Women Talking About Cars

  • Radio chat show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2016 - 2018
  • 12 episodes (3 series)

Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews a series of female comics about their lives - through cars. Also features Josette Simon and Morwenna Banks.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: "What are you driving these days?"

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 7th December 2016
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Friday 2nd December 2016, 19:15 at BBC Radio Theatre

Upcoming repeats

  1. Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 8:00am on Radio 4 Extra
  2. Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  3. Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  4. Thursday 16th January 2025 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Victoria Coren Mitchell Host / Presenter
Josette Simon Narrator
Guest cast
Olivia Colman Guest
Production team
Gareth Edwards Producer

Press

Of all the formats BBC radio employs to ensure that you're never more than half an hour away from hearing the same two-dozen comics and presenters chatting companionably with each other, Women Talking About Cars is one of the easiest to forgive. In this episode presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell takes Olivia Colman through all the cars she has owned or driven in her life. These include her early Morris Minor, which she named Moomin. She claims to have fixed the rotor arm of said vehicle with nail varnish, which can't be in the manuals. What's valuable is the light shed on aspects of her life that have nothing to do with cars, such as the fact that even Colman, seemingly one of the most in-demand actors in the UK, can expect to be out of work for half of the year.

David Hepworth, The Observer, 4th December 2016

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