• Sarah Kendall: Australian Tales

  • The BBC Radio 4 Australian Trilogy Shows
  • By: Sarah Kendall
  • Narrated by: Sarah Kendall
  • Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Sarah Kendall: Australian Tales

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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.

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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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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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