Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Being A Nanny Is Great | 20131223 | 20131224 (R4) | Mary Poppins meets Adrian Mole in Nina Stibbe's letters from the heart of 1980s literary London. Nina writes hilarious letters home to her sister Vic in Leicester describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family. Fascinating insights into their domestic life emerge including illuminating suppertime chats about life, love and food, regular visits from the playwright up the road who's surprisingly good at fixing things and in episode one, Nina is faced with the problem of an 8 ft Christmas tree too big for the house. Read by Rebekah Staton Abridged by Penny Leicester Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Nina is faced with the problem of an eight-foot Christmas tree, too big for the house. |
| 02 | Alan Bennett's Cookery Tips | 20131224 | Nina Stibbe exchanges culinary ideas with Alan Bennett and finds Thomas Hardy irritating. | |
| 03 | Sometimes You Just Have To Lie | 20131225 | 20131226 (R4) | Alan Bennett's handyman skills come to the rescue. |
| 04 | Being A Student Is Great | 20131226 | 20131227 (R4) | Nina starts college, has an uncomfortable theatre trip and frets about a romance. |
| 05 LAST | Dissertations, Romance And Subterfuge | 20131227 | 20131228 (R4) | Dissertation crises, spotting Samuel Beckett and employing subterfuge to save face. |