Adrian Mole - The Prostrate Years (omnibus)

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Adrian worries that the passion has gone out of his relationship and that his five-year-old daughter Gracie is turning into a tyrant. On top of this, he is having to empty his bladder several times in the night - and getting a doctor's appointment is far from easy...

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Sara Davies.

In an interview, Sue Townsend once said that The Prostrate Years was her favourite of the Adrian Mole books. Having suffered significant health problems herself, she wanted to write about serious illness while maintaining her inimitable sense of humour.

The ever chaotic life of Adrian Mole, now aged 39.

It's 2007 and aged 39, Adrian's life is ever chaotic, not to mention his overactive bladder every night. Read by Harry McEntire.

022019070720190708 (BBC7)
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Adrian has regular radiotherapy and his suspicions around Daisy and Fairfax-Lycett continue to grow

It starts in 2007 when Adrian has reached the age of 39. Having fallen into debt, Adrian and his wife Daisy are forced to move into a semi-detached converted pigsty next door to his parents.

Adrian worries that the passion has gone out of his relationship and that his five-year-old daughter Gracie is turning into a tyrant. On top of this, he is having to empty his bladder several times in the night - and getting a doctor's appointment is far from easy.

In an interview, Sue Townsend once said that The Prostrate Years was her favourite of the Adrian Mole books. Having suffered significant health problems herself, she wanted to write about serious illness while maintaining her inimitable sense of humour.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes read by Harry McEntire

Abridger: Sara Davies

A Pier production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Adrian's suspicions around Daisy and Fairfax-Lycett continue to grow.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes abridged by Sara Davies.

Adrian has regular radiotherapy and his suspicions around Daisy and Fairfax-Lycett continue to grow. Read by Harry McEntire.