Julia Darling - The Waiting Room
Writer Julia Darling's poignant web diary about the ups and downs of life with breast cancer, until her death in 2005. From January 2007.
The writer Julia Darling began a web diary in 2002 to chart her journey through breast cancer.
Poignant, honest, funny - filled with everyday life looking after teenagers, staying in hotels living in Newcastle - the diary also charts the ups and downs of being ill, until her death 3 years later.
With poems set to music and performed by Tim Dalling, Pete Challower and Charlie Harwick.
And contributions from Bev Robinson.
Producer: Sue Roberts.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2007.
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- Mon 13 Apr 2015 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 13 Apr 2015 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 25 Apr 2017 11:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 25 Apr 2017 21:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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