Ellie Taylor's Safe Space

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Motherhood

20200407

20200414/15 (BBC7)
20240111 (BBC7)
20240104 (R4)

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being a parent and whether having kids might have ruined her life. She discusses her views with stand-up, sketches and help from the studio audience and side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes a special expert guest...her Mum.

It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production.

Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.

Masculinity

20200414

20200421/22 (BBC7)
20240118 (BBC7)
20240111 (R4)

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at all aspects of masculinity and whether it's had an unfairly poor press recently. She discusses her views with help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan, who bravely goes on to the streets of Britain to ask members of the public about their attitudes to men being men. She also welcomes on a special expert guest, a man who knows all about how best to behave, Rupert Wesson from etiquette guide Debrett's.

It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production.

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at toxic masculinity and whether it's really as bad as it seems.

The Environment

20200421

20200428/29 (BBC7)
20240125 (BBC7)
20240118 (R4)

Stand-up Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at the environment and wonders whether the planet really is worth saving. She discusses her views with help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes on a special expert guest to talk about how to survive the end of the world...the first man to walk the length of the Amazon, explorer Ed Stafford.

~Ellie Taylor's Safe Space is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production.

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at the environment and wonders whether the planet really is worth saving.

Monogamy

20200428

20200505/06 (BBC7)
20240201 (BBC7)
20240125 (R4)

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being married and wonders whether being monogamous is actually all it's cracked up to be. She discusses her views with sketches, and help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes on a special expert guest...a lady who was once in a 'throuple'.

It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production.

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being married and wonders whether monogamy is all it's cracked up to be.

Parties

20210806

20220112/13 (BBC7)
20230106 (BBC7)
20230107 (BBC7)
20220105 (R4)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and then reveals one of her own - that parties are awful and should be banned.

Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan

With special guest: Ella Al-Shamahi, author of 'The Handshake: A Gripping History'.

Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan

Producer: Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.

Comedian Ellie Taylor takes a look at parties and why, she reckons, they should be banned.

Exercise

20210813

20220119/20 (BBC7)
20230113 (BBC7)
20230114 (BBC7)
20220112 (R4)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes.

She's never liked exercise and sets out to convince her studio audience they should avoid it too.

Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan

With special guest: TV's Mr Motivator, fitness fan and bumbag aficionado - we hear his views on the virtues of moving about a bit.

Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan

Produced by Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.

Comedian Ellie Taylor looks at exercise and why it should, in her opinion, be forbidden.

The News

20210820

20220126/27 (BBC7)
20230120 (BBC7)
20230121 (BBC7)
20220119 (R4)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes.

Is there too much news?

It's on all the time on a million different channels. Enough is enough! It's not good for our health, and should be banned.

Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan

With special guest: Isabel Hardman, political journalist and assistant editor of The Spectator, who shares her views on the logic of getting rid of the news entirely.

Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan

Produced by Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.

Comedian Ellie Taylor takes a swipe at the news and why it might be good to cancel it.

Holidays

20210827

20220202/03 (BBC7)
20230127 (BBC7)
20230128 (BBC7)
20220126 (R4)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. She hates holidays. Too much faff, too expensive, too exhausting, so why go?

Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan

With special guest: Travel editor of The Independent, Simon Calder who explains why he still believes holidays are the way forward.

Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan.

Produced by Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.

Comedian Ellie Taylor is no fan of holidays and thinks they should be packed off.

The Internet

20230329

20230405 (BBC7)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

This week she wants to abolish the internet, arguing that the online world isn't real and as a society we're far too reliant on it. Joining Ellie to help prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan.

With special guest: author, filmmaker and co-host of MTV's Catfish UK, Oobah Butler. Oobah is best known for creating The Shed at Dulwich, a fictional restaurant which in 2017 became the top-rated venue in London on TripAdvisor, despite having never served a dish. He chats to Ellie about how he used the internet to create his fictional restaurant and why he thinks people are too ready to trust what they read online.

Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan.

Producer: Georgia Keating

Executive Producer: James Robinson

Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries

Sound editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios production for Radio 4

Comedian Ellie Taylor argues why the internet should be abolished.

Reality Tv

20230405

20230412 (BBC7)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. This week she wants to prove that reality TV is of cultural significance! It shows people from all walks of life and has provided some of the most memorable TV moments of the last twenty years.

Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan.

With special guest: Star of hit BBC reality show The Traitors, Amanda Lovett. She chats to Ellie about what it was like being on The Traitors, why she thinks reality TV is important in bringing people together and why she always carries her Traitors cloak with her.

Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan.

Producer: Georgia Keating

Executive Producer: James Robinson

Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries

Sound editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios production for Radio 4

Comedian Ellie Taylor explains why she thinks reality TV is culturally significant.

The Uk

20230412

20230419 (BBC7)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. This week she argues that the United Kingdom should break up into lots of little kingdoms, Game of Thrones style! So not just England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Ellie thinks all the regions and cities should become independent too.

Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan.

With special guest: Medieval Historian, Gabby Storey. She chats to Ellie about what the UK was like when it was broken up into lots of kingdoms in medieval times, why history teaches us that independent kingdoms don't always get along and what she'd choose to have on her own flag of independence.

Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan.

Producer: Georgia Keating

Executive Producer: James Robinson

Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries

Sound editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios production for Radio 4

Comedian Ellie Taylor argues why she thinks the UK should split into lots of kingdoms.

Billionaires

20230419

20230426 (BBC7)

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. In the final episode of this series, she tries to convince her audience that billionaires are actually a good thing. They're high achievers and set us an example of something to aim for, plus without billionaire Jeff Bezos we wouldn't be able to order Amazon Prime next day delivery.

Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan.

With special guest: Journalist and curator of The Sunday Times Rich List, Robert Watts. He chats to Ellie about how people actually become billionaires, why there are more male billionaires in the world and if he thinks they can be useful for society.

Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan.

Producer: Georgia Keating

Executive Producer: Richard Morris

Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries

Sound editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios production for Radio 4

Comedian Ellie Taylor explains why she thinks billionaires are a good thing.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	01	Motherhood	20200407	20200414/15 (BBC7) 20240111 (BBC7) 20240104 (R4)	Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being a parent and whether having kids might have ruined her life. She discusses her views with stand-up, sketches and help from the studio audience and side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes a special expert guest...her Mum. It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production. Stand-up Ellie Taylor airs her controversial opinions in her Safe Space.
01	02	Masculinity	20200414	20200421/22 (BBC7) 20240118 (BBC7) 20240111 (R4)	Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at all aspects of masculinity and whether it's had an unfairly poor press recently. She discusses her views with help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan, who bravely goes on to the streets of Britain to ask members of the public about their attitudes to men being men. She also welcomes on a special expert guest, a man who knows all about how best to behave, Rupert Wesson from etiquette guide Debrett's. It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production. Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at toxic masculinity and whether it's really as bad as it seems.
01	03	The Environment	20200421	20200428/29 (BBC7) 20240125 (BBC7) 20240118 (R4)	Stand-up Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at the environment and wonders whether the planet really is worth saving. She discusses her views with help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes on a special expert guest to talk about how to survive the end of the world...the first man to walk the length of the Amazon, explorer Ed Stafford. ~Ellie Taylor's Safe Space is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production. Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at the environment and wonders whether the planet really is worth saving.
01	04	Monogamy	20200428	20200505/06 (BBC7) 20240201 (BBC7) 20240125 (R4)	Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being married and wonders whether being monogamous is actually all it's cracked up to be. She discusses her views with sketches, and help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan. She also welcomes on a special expert guest...a lady who was once in a 'throuple'. It is produced by Sam Michell and is a BBC Studios Production. Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. In this episode she looks at being married and wonders whether monogamy is all it's cracked up to be.
02	01	Parties	20210806	20220112/13 (BBC7) 20230106 (BBC7) 20230107 (BBC7) 20220105 (R4)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and then reveals one of her own - that parties are awful and should be banned. Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan With special guest: Ella Al-Shamahi, author of 'The Handshake: A Gripping History'. Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan Producer: Sam Michell A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021. Comedian Ellie Taylor takes a look at parties and why, she reckons, they should be banned.
02	02	Exercise	20210813	20220119/20 (BBC7) 20230113 (BBC7) 20230114 (BBC7) 20220112 (R4)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. She's never liked exercise and sets out to convince her studio audience they should avoid it too. Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan With special guest: TV's Mr Motivator, fitness fan and bumbag aficionado - we hear his views on the virtues of moving about a bit. Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan Produced by Sam Michell A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021. Comedian Ellie Taylor looks at exercise and why it should, in her opinion, be forbidden.
02	03	The News	20210820	20220126/27 (BBC7) 20230120 (BBC7) 20230121 (BBC7) 20220119 (R4)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. Is there too much news? It's on all the time on a million different channels. Enough is enough! It's not good for our health, and should be banned. Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan With special guest: Isabel Hardman, political journalist and assistant editor of The Spectator, who shares her views on the logic of getting rid of the news entirely. Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan Produced by Sam Michell A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021. Comedian Ellie Taylor takes a swipe at the news and why it might be good to cancel it.
02	04	Holidays	20210827	20220202/03 (BBC7) 20230127 (BBC7) 20230128 (BBC7) 20220126 (R4)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. She hates holidays. Too much faff, too expensive, too exhausting, so why go? Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan With special guest: Travel editor of The Independent, Simon Calder who explains why he still believes holidays are the way forward. Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan. Produced by Sam Michell A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021. Comedian Ellie Taylor is no fan of holidays and thinks they should be packed off.
03	01	The Internet	20230329	20230405 (BBC7)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. This week she wants to abolish the internet, arguing that the online world isn't real and as a society we're far too reliant on it. Joining Ellie to help prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan. With special guest: author, filmmaker and co-host of MTV's Catfish UK, Oobah Butler. Oobah is best known for creating The Shed at Dulwich, a fictional restaurant which in 2017 became the top-rated venue in London on TripAdvisor, despite having never served a dish. He chats to Ellie about how he used the internet to create his fictional restaurant and why he thinks people are too ready to trust what they read online. Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios production for Radio 4 Comedian Ellie Taylor argues why the internet should be abolished.
03	02	Reality Tv	20230405	20230412 (BBC7)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. This week she wants to prove that reality TV is of cultural significance! It shows people from all walks of life and has provided some of the most memorable TV moments of the last twenty years. Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan. With special guest: Star of hit BBC reality show The Traitors, Amanda Lovett. She chats to Ellie about what it was like being on The Traitors, why she thinks reality TV is important in bringing people together and why she always carries her Traitors cloak with her. Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios production for Radio 4 Comedian Ellie Taylor explains why she thinks reality TV is culturally significant.
03	03	The Uk	20230412	20230419 (BBC7)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. This week she argues that the United Kingdom should break up into lots of little kingdoms, Game of Thrones style! So not just England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Ellie thinks all the regions and cities should become independent too. Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan. With special guest: Medieval Historian, Gabby Storey. She chats to Ellie about what the UK was like when it was broken up into lots of kingdoms in medieval times, why history teaches us that independent kingdoms don't always get along and what she'd choose to have on her own flag of independence. Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios production for Radio 4 Comedian Ellie Taylor argues why she thinks the UK should split into lots of kingdoms.
03	04	Billionaires	20230419	20230426 (BBC7)	Ellie Taylor welcomes you to 'Safe Space', a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment. She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes. In the final episode of this series, she tries to convince her audience that billionaires are actually a good thing. They're high achievers and set us an example of something to aim for, plus without billionaire Jeff Bezos we wouldn't be able to order Amazon Prime next day delivery. Joining Ellie to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan. With special guest: Journalist and curator of The Sunday Times Rich List, Robert Watts. He chats to Ellie about how people actually become billionaires, why there are more male billionaires in the world and if he thinks they can be useful for society. Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios production for Radio 4 Comedian Ellie Taylor explains why she thinks billionaires are a good thing.