Babycham Night

Five episodes. First broadcast from 20030602 to 20030606.

By Philip Norman. A new memoir from the novelist and biographer about his bizarre, sometimes traumatic boyhood at the end of an Isle of Wight pier. Read by Jeff Rawle. Abridged by Andrew Simpson.

 
 
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0120030602The author remembers Babycham, the fizzy glamour drink of the 1950s, and its part in shaping his fathers fortunes and misfortunes as a seaside impresario.
0220030603An exploration of the Norman seaside empire, from its gloomy pier head pleasure dome to the seafront rock kiosk run by wicked, irresistible Grandma Norman who rules the troubled family like a MAFIA don.
0320030604Ten year old Philip's plan to win his parent's love explodes spectacularly in his face.
0420030605Philip is set free form boarding school to discover his father has made thrilling changes to the Pier Pavilion and that Joan, the former femme fatale, has acquired a mystifying new identity.
05 LAST20030606The gala night dance approaches and Philip prepares to play his own part in the doomed business.