Diary, She Wrote

This is a sad episode about grief, a subject that can be really hard to talk about, but it’s so important that we make sure these everyday life circumstances are shared and made normal. I am so grateful that I captured my emotions in my diaries during the loss of someone close to me, often when you look back at a time of trauma, everything feels blurred. Cheryl Strayed said that writing forces you to locate your clarity.’ It really does, it’s something I would recommend to anyone going through grief.

The readings are taken over 20 years from 1997 when I was 15 to 2017 when I was 35.

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Key Characters:

Lily, Holly, Ashlee, Erica - Some of my oldest friends

Toby, Jason - Boys I fancied at school

Beth - My best mate

Dad, Mum, William, Auntie Pat, Nana, Katherine, Ben, Uncle John, Susan, Robert, Grandma - Family

Adina, Melissa - London friends

Rowan - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Locations:

The Arndale Centre:

https://www.manchesterarndale.com/

Tesco:

https://www.tesco.com/

Red or Dead:

https://www.redordead.com/

M&S:

https://www.marksandspencer.com/

Cultural References:

Midnight Mass:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Mass

Entertainment References:

Cheryl Strayed:

https://adobe.ly/2MgvIYE

Titanic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)

Ellen Degenerous:

https://www.ellentube.com/

Harry Potter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter

Just Seventeen Magazine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Seventeen

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel

https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ot1QoNbmHYTzXQDTuWnvO

Bridge Card Game:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge

Duke of Edinburgh Expedition:

https://www.dofe.org/

Silent Night:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uDwZqezLnnDRWOoQ69ndA

Rockin’ All Over The World by Status Quo:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4gIdjgLlvgEOz7MexDZzpM

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth

This story looks at when you are trying to make new relationships work, but they fail to develop because one person feels more than the other, so you’re constantly dealing with an imbalance in feelings and different agendas.

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Key Characters:

Beth - My best mate

George - An amazing man who I dated for 3 months

Dexter Turner - A guy who briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions and unjustifiably has become one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I’m quite fond of.

Grace - One of my best mates who I met in my single year

Eric - A guy I dated, you’ll hear more about him in Episode 7

Dominique, Alexa - London Friends

The Hot Neighbour - A hot neighbour who I matched with on dating apps several times but never spoke to.

Mum, Auntie Susan - Family

Locations:

Bonneville Lower Clapton Road - Now closed down

The Prince:

http://www.theprincen16.com/

Original Sin:

http://originalsin.bar/

Berber & Q:

https://www.berberandq.com/

The Haggerston:

https://www.facebook.com/thehaggerston/

Liberty:

https://www.libertylondon.com/

The Star of Bethnal Green:

https://starofbethnalgreen.co.uk/

Satan’s Whiskers:

https://www.satanswhiskers.com/

B&Q:

https://www.diy.com/

Farrow & Ball:

https://www.farrow-ball.com/

Fired Earth:

https://www.firedearth.com/

Duke of Wellington:

https://www.frontierpubs.co.uk/your-local/duke-of-wellington-dalston-pub/

Punch Room at The Edition Hotel:

https://www.editionhotels.com/london/restaurants-and-bars/punch-room/

Temper:

https://temperrestaurant.com/

Boots:

https://www.boots.com/

Only Jerkin:

https://www.onlyjerkin.com/

Tate:

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Yard Sale Pizza:

https://yardsalepizza.com/

Cultural References:

Hygge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygge

Entertainment References:

A Single Man:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Single_Man

Theatre Production of Trainspotting

https://www.thevaults.london/trainspotting

Old Vic Theatre - ART:

https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2016/art/

Girls Aloud:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0fRVI6brYacZVE8ljS4Ajq

Trigg Planner:

https://www.thinktrigg.com/

Baby by Donnie & Joe Emerson:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4v9R5sk4HQ0X1krbEis34P?highlight=spotify:track:62wdQ5CInFr7cjISqrr46f

After 8 Challenge:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155001264682122

Happn:

https://www.happn.com/en/

Secret Cinema Moulin Rouge:

https://www.secretcinema.org/previous-worlds/moulin-rouge

The End by The Beatles:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ETFjACtuP2ADo6LFhL6HN?highlight=spotify:track:5aHHf6jrqDRb1fcBmue2kn

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth

This is about the hope, the hope that I hold on to, that reassures me that one day I’ll meet someone amazing, the hope that someone else holds on to, that reassures them that they’ll meet someone amazing and the positive mindset you continuously have to cling on when you’re trying to navigate today’s dating scene when things never seem to go the way you want.

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Key Characters:

Maya - A girl I met in a Club in Nottingham, had what I thought was a one night stand, but it turned into something a little more complicated.

Liam - A Tinder date who I actually fancied

Alexa, Caitlin, Adam, Cara, Jacob, Faith, Erin, Chloe, Paige, Mary - London friends

Grace - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Dad & Mum - Family

Dexter Turner - A guy who briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions and unjustifiably has become one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I’m quite fond of.

Locations:

Soda Pizza:

https://www.sodopizza.co.uk/

Yard Sale Pizza:

https://yardsalepizza.com/

Well & Bucket:

https://wellandbucket.com/

Night Tales:

https://nighttales.co.uk/

Netil House:

https://netil360.com/

The Spurstowe Arms:

http://www.thespurstowearms.com/

EAT:

https://eat.co.uk/

Osea Island:

https://www.oseaisland.co.uk/

Pizza East:

http://www.pizzaeast.com/

Cultural References:

Article 50:

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/brexit/brexit-brief-article-50

Kendall Jenner Pepsi Advert:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_for_Now_(Pepsi)

Eurovision:

https://eurovision.tv/

Entertainment References:

Ed Sheeran 14 weeks at No. 1 in UK Singles Charts:

https://open.spotify.com/album/7oJa8bPFKVbq4c7NswXHw8

Tinder:

https://tinder.com

Shred Workout:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL49qdXOA8l_0AmFFSAdCDpA

Barbican The Japanese House Exhibition:

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/the-japanese-house-architecture-and-life-after-1945

First Dates:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/first-dates

Dreamgirls:

https://www.dreamgirlsthemusical.co.uk/

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth

This story is about one particular guy who briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions between 2014 - 2018 and unjustifiably became one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I am quite fond of...

Follow Instagram for more extracts from my Diaries: https://www.instagram.com/diaryshewrote/

Key Characters:

Rowan - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Dexter Turner - A guy who briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions and unjustifiably has become one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I’m quite fond of.

Dad - Family

Dan - My ex boyfriend who I spent 11 years with from 2001 - 2012.

Grace - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Willow - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Jack - A guy I dated from Guardian Soulmates. You’ll hear more about him in Series 2

Beth - My best mate

Locations:

http://sebrightarms.com/

http://pubonthepark.com/

Windsor Castle Lower Clapton Road - Now closed down

https://www.wiltons.org.uk/

Cultural References:

Scottish Independence Referendum:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum

U.N

https://www.un.org/en/

HeForShe:

https://www.heforshe.org/en

Entertainment References:

Paper Magazine:

https://www.papermag.com/break-the-internet-kim-kardashian-cover-1427450475.html

Baby by Donnie & Joe Emerson:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4v9R5sk4HQ0X1krbEis34P?highlight=spotify:track:62wdQ5CInFr7cjISqrr46f

Fleetwood Mac:

https://open.spotify.com/album/63k57x0qOkUWEMR0dkMivh

Love Actually:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Actually

Guardian Soulmates:

https://soulmates.theguardian.com/

Can Graphic Design Save Your Life Exhibition:

https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/WZwh4ioAAJ3usf86

Les Enfants Terribles:

https://lesenfantsterribles.co.uk/

Medical References:

Chlamydia:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chlamydia/

AMH:

https://www.createfertility.co.uk/fertility-diagnosis/amh

NHS:

https://www.nhs.uk/

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth

Raw, personal and explicit true stories made from over 9,000 diary entires touching on the complexities of sex, coping with grief and navigating London's dating scene.

A new storytelling podcast by Liz Beardsell.

All names and some factual details have been changed to protect people's identity.

Extract from Episode 1: Dexter Turner

This episode contains sexual content, language listeners may find offensive and references to drug use.

Follow Instagram for more extracts from my Diaries: https://www.instagram.com/diaryshewrote/

Characters:

Dexter Turner - He has briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions and unjustifiably has become one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I’m quite fond of.

Rowan - One of my best mates who introduced me to a whole new life in London.

Dan - My ex boyfriend who I spent 11 years with from 2001 - 2012.

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth