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Sarah Kendall: Australian Tales
- The BBC Radio 4 Australian Trilogy Shows
- Narrated by: Sarah Kendall
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Multi-award-winning storyteller Sarah Kendall brings her critically acclaimed, funny and moving live shows to audio.
In the first trilogy of shows, each takes us on a trip, giving us a unique snapshot of small-town life in Australia in the late '80s and early '90s. At a time when most people were seeing Australians through the filter of Home and Away and Neighbours, Sarah presents a darker underbelly to the stereotype of the sun-loving, happy-go-lucky Aussie teenager.
The second trilogy jumps backwards and forwards in time and place, offering a single show in three parts. Sarah presents a collection of seemingly unrelated short stories and memories, which together combine to form a narrative that grapples with the interconnectedness of life and the nature of luck.
These cinematic stories blend comedy and tragedy in equal measure; Sarah always keeps the big laughs coming without ever diminishing the drama. Her tales blend intricate narratives with a cast of memorable characters, bringing events to life in front of your very ears.
The first episode - 'A Day in October' - won Best Scripted Comedy (Longform) at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018 and the 2018 Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy and was the Silver ARIA winner for Best Storytelling.
Trilogy 1
Part 1: A Day in October
Part 2: Touchdown
Part 3: Shaken
Trilogy 2
Part 1: Seventy-Three Seconds
Part 2: One-Seventeen AM
Part 3: Seventy-Five Years
Written and performed by Sarah Kendall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as Australian Trilogy: Series 1 and Australian Trilogy: Series 2.
Produced by Carl Cooper.
Photo credit: Rosalind Furlong.
A BBC Studios Production.
Critic Reviews
"A mini masterpiece of tragicomic storytelling." (The Times)
"An ode to all the ugliness and beauty of adolescence." (The Guardian)
"Her tale is funny, tender and has a finale that absolutely knocked the wind out of my sails." (The Herald Scotland)
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- Judy E.
- 09-24-21
Sarah Kendall is amazing!
These are funny, thoughtful, well tied together stories, told by a master performer. Kendall travels time and space and brings it all together for a terrific listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-29-21
Hilarious and profound
Probably the best thing I have ever listened to. So funny, but also quite profound. Found this after being fully caught up on my podcasts and I just adore it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-23-21
Utterly brilliant; it has everything
Sarah Kendall is a genius storyteller. She covers ground from mundane to existential in a style that is all her own. The closest I can describe it as is a collage of characters, voices and registers, looping back and forward through time to produce stories you could never repeat, delivered with amazing timing - often comic, but also incredibly intelligent and sometimes brave, sad and shocking. Are they true? If only we knew. My whole family loves these tales of childhood in 80s Australia and has adopted plenty of (wholly inappropriate for an 11 year old) catchphrases!
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- BookHopper
- 10-03-21
Amazing!
As others have said, this is truly brilliant - funny and very absorbing. Everything is woven together very cleverly.
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- Lauri Sim
- 04-25-21
Touching, Honest and Hilarious
Sarah Kendall is one of the most underrated comics around. Plain speaking, funny and touching this book is a must listen.
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- Elenor Lambert
- 04-22-21
Heartening and hilarious
Such a wonderful story teller. Clever and warm. Had me hooked and chuckling from the off.
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- H. Thomas
- 03-30-21
A highly talented story writer and teller
Sarah Kendall has everything a good storyteller needs: Her stories are constructed beautifully with great understanding of humour Her comic timing is fantastic She does the thing great comedy does, which is to tell stories which pick the listener up and carry them between laughter and catching their breath with awe
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- A. S. Alderman
- 02-02-21
Brilliant!
A flawless comedy performance; at times moving and life-affirming, that doesn't wear out with repetition.
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- JimmerOwBeOn
- 01-02-21
Poignant yet howlingly funny
I first heard the second part of this brilliant piece on the Beeb without realising it was the second part. Having found out, I tried in vain to find the first part on iPlayer; eventually Sarah herself on Twitter (other "social" media are available) kindly told me it was available on Audible, so here we are. I think it's one of the best radio comedies I've heard - beautifully told, howlingly funny, but also poignant and sad in places. Highy recommended - and I look forward to Part Three.
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- Aussie Mo
- 01-02-21
brilliant stories
Loved this! Took me back to my childhood in Australia. Hilarious even if you're not Australian. Great family and coming of age stories.
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- Irene R
- 10-08-20
Loved this
Very funny lady. Very enjoyable listen. Not sure why she's not better known yet.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-27-21
what luck to have found this!
Just loved it and now Sarah Kendall. an incredible story teller. laughed and cried hard !
beautiful!
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- Kate
- 04-19-21
So Enjoyable
I binge listened to this in one session and loved every minute spent with Sarah Kendall. She is so funny and a great storyteller, I laughed out loud many times. She also did a television series called Frayed, if you can find it, it is really great too.
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- Katie
- 12-02-20
Storytelling at its best
Beautifully written and performed. A roller-coaster of emotion is in each story filled with warmth, heatache, tragedy and humor.