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Parenting in a pandemic, with a learning disability
Learning disabled actress Donna Lavin has played the lead role in the hugely successful BBC Radio Four drama The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles for ten series.
Each 15 minute episode follows her and husband Jamie, both with learning difficulties, as they navigate life together. The last decade has seen Darleen tackle everything from dating through to motherhood and in this series, her daughter Frankie starts school in a pandemic.
Shielding since March, Donna told us how she adapted to recording from home without her usual support worker present. This involved lots of talking to walls and wrestling with technology.
Presented by Emma Tracey
Produced by Amy Elizabeth
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Learning disabled actress Donna Lavin has played the lead role in the hugely successful BBC Radio Four drama The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles for ten series.
Each 15 minute episode follows her and husband Jamie, both with learning difficulties, as they navigate life together. The last decade has seen Darleen tackle everything from dating through to motherhood and in this series, her daughter Frankie starts school in a pandemic.
Shielding since March, Donna told us how she adapted to recording from home without her usual support worker present. This involved lots of talking to walls and wrestling with technology.
Presented by Emma Tracey
Produced by Amy Elizabeth
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