Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Family | 20220720 | Anneka Rice has led a fascinating and adventure-filled life. In a new stand-up series, she examines four tricky issues that are of particular importance to her. Bringing insight and a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to these sometimes taboo subjects she'll explain how her life has been shaped by her background and experiences. In this episode, Anneka looks at how her perplexing and mysterious family background has left her with all sorts of issues. She's been on a constant quest to find a 'home', whether it's with topless hostesses in a Hong Kong bar or with her Challenge Anneka family. She and her audience share their hilarious experiences. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith Archive material: Anneka Rice brings a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to a range of issues. A refreshingly eccentric but practical stand-up series from a much-loved TV personality. |
| 01 | 02 | Therapy | 20220727 | Anneka Rice has led a fascinating and adventure-filled life. In this new stand-up series, she examines four tricky issues that are of particular importance to her. Bringing insight and a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to these sometimes taboo subjects she'll explain how her life has been shaped by her background and experiences. Anneka's default position is jeopardy. It's why she wears stout boots and a tool belt. It also means that low level anxiety is ever present and for decades Anneka has tried all sorts of therapies. In this hilarious account she analyses herself - why all the therapy? And how did she end up pretending to be regressed in front of Philip Schofield? Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith Archive material: Anneka Rice's experience of some of life's issues. A refreshingly eccentric but practical stand-up series from a much-loved TV personality. |
| 01 | 03 | Death | 20220803 | Anneka Rice has led a fascinating and adventure-filled life. In this new stand-up series, she examines four tricky issues that are of particular importance to her. Bringing insight and a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to these sometimes taboo subjects she'll explain how her life has been shaped by her background and experiences. Anneka needs to decide what's best to do with her parents' ashes and this prompts a deep dive into one of our most difficult and unexplored areas of life. Something that we will all, without doubt, experience but are so reluctant to talk about. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith Anneka Rice continues her hilarious examination of some of life's serious issues. A refreshingly eccentric but practical stand-up series from a much-loved TV personality. |
| 01 | 04 | Alzheimer's | 20220810 | Anneka Rice has led a fascinating and adventure-filled life. In this new stand-up series, she examines four tricky issues that are of particular importance to her. Bringing insight and a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to these sometimes taboo subjects she'll explain how her life has been shaped by her background and experiences. Both of Anneka's parents developed Alzheimer's later in life. She worries that this means she may be more likely to develop the disease herself. She talks to experts about the facts and to her audience about their own experience of dementia. Via Captain Dick and Dulux paint charts she delves into this taboo area of life and reveals the surprising moments of joy, humour and love that can come out of it. Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith The last of Anneka's deep dive into some of life's serious issues. A refreshingly eccentric but practical stand-up series from a much-loved TV personality. |