Alex Edelman's Special Relationships

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First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Faith And Uncertainty

20190824

20201005 (R4)

Alex Edelman encourages his guests from both sides of the Atlantic to think laterally about a diverse collection of special relationships in this loose limbed series of chat shows recorded in London and the USA.

This week, matters of faith and uncertainty are probed - and not only religious matters. Is faith misleading and can uncertainty have an upside?

Producer: Sophie Black

A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4

Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.

Me And Us

20190817

20200928 (R4)

This week, the knotty string between 'me' and 'us' is unravelled in Los Angeles by a diverse bunch of guests with a distinctly modern outlook. It takes in an American podcast host identifying with Coronation Street, an advertising executive whose client she says is planet earth, and a comedian whose level of American-ness alters as she tours the planet.

A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4

Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.

Public And Private

20190810

20200921 (R4)

Inevitably, that special relationship surfaces - but in unexpected ways. In this episode, there are some surprising revelations about social life, social networking and what the panel would like to keep private. Recorded in London

Producer: Sophie Black

A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4

Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.

Teacher And Student

20190831

20201012 (R4)

Lessons at school and college, lessons in love and lessons in life. This week, Alex's Los Angeles guests look at the teacher and pupil relationship from all perspectives.

Producer Sophie Black

A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4

Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
Faith And Uncertainty	20190824	20201005 (R4)	Alex Edelman encourages his guests from both sides of the Atlantic to think laterally about a diverse collection of special relationships in this loose limbed series of chat shows recorded in London and the USA. This week, matters of faith and uncertainty are probed - and not only religious matters. Is faith misleading and can uncertainty have an upside? Producer: Sophie Black A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4 Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.
Me And Us	20190817	20200928 (R4)	Alex Edelman encourages his guests from both sides of the Atlantic to think laterally about a diverse collection of special relationships in this loose limbed series of chat shows, recorded in London and the USA. This week, the knotty string between 'me' and 'us' is unravelled in Los Angeles by a diverse bunch of guests with a distinctly modern outlook. It takes in an American podcast host identifying with Coronation Street, an advertising executive whose client she says is planet earth, and a comedian whose level of American-ness alters as she tours the planet. A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4 Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.
Public And Private	20190810	20200921 (R4)	Alex Edelman encourages his guests from both sides of the Atlantic to think laterally about a diverse collection of special relationships in this loose limbed series of chat shows, recorded in London and the USA. Inevitably, that special relationship surfaces - but in unexpected ways. In this episode, there are some surprising revelations about social life, social networking and what the panel would like to keep private. Recorded in London Producer: Sophie Black A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4 Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.
Teacher And Student	20190831	20201012 (R4)	Alex Edelman encourages his guests from both sides of the Atlantic to think laterally about a diverse collection of special relationships in this loose limbed series of chat shows recorded in London and the USA. Lessons at school and college, lessons in love and lessons in life. This week, Alex's Los Angeles guests look at the teacher and pupil relationship from all perspectives. Producer Sophie Black A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4 Comedian Alex Edelman and his transatlantic guests try to make some connections.