The Trap Door

The Trap Door

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The Trap Door episodes

  • 24: The Trap Door - Kirsten O'Brien
    Sophie talks to TV presenter Kirsten O'Brien about IVF, twins and what she has hidden in her attic...

    Kirsten is a TV and radio presenter who is possibly best known for presenting kids telly including SMart on CBBC.  She has appeared on and presented numerous TV and radio shows and performed in and written two Edinburgh comedy shows.
    58 min
  • 23: The Trap Door - Sarah Camlett
    Sophie talks to the agent Sarah Camlett about sperm bank shopping, parenting with Alexa and asking for help.

    Sarah is a highly successful acting agent representing lots of high profile clients.  She is also a proud solo mum of two.
    1 hr 1 min
  • 22: The Trap Door - Sadie Hasler
    Sophie talks to columnist, playwright and actor Sadie Hasler about the Essex Girl stereotype, maternal anger and cool scars.

    Sadie's plays Pramkicker and Fran & Leni have been performed around the world in Washington DC, Sydney, Chicago, Melbourne, Oslo, Rome, Edinburgh, & around the UK. Her new play Stiletto Beach is showing at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch from 4th to 28th Sept 2019.



    59 min
  • 21: The Trap Door - Harry Peacock
    Sophie talks to actor and writer Harry Peacock about the sanctity of a good routine, his experience as a child actor and  the social etiquette of play dates.

    Harry is best known for his role as Ray Purchase in Toast of London and has  appeared in many other productions on stage, on radio and TV including The Kennedys and Star Stories. He also writes and performs in the popular podcast Brian and Roger.
    54 min
  • 20: The Trap Door - Paul Ready
    Sophie talks to actor Paul Ready about stay at home Dads, sleep deprivation and the challenges of working abroad.

    Paul is a prolific stage and TV actor - he plays Kevin, the stay at home Dad, in Motherland and his other recent credits include The Bodyguard, Mother, Father, Son and The Terror.
    58 min
  • 19: The Trap Door - Marcus Brigstocke
    Sophie talks to stand-up, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke about projectile poo, the danger of the internet and what to do if your baby loses a finger.

    Marcus has appeared on many TV and radio shows including Argumental, Have I Got News for You, I've Never Seen Star Wars, Giles Wemmbbley Hogg Goes Off and The Brig Society.  He'll be doing his live show Devil May Care at the Pleasance, Edinburgh this summer (2019).
    1 hr
  • 18: The Trap Door - Tamara Harvey

    Sophie talks to award-winning theatre director Tamara Harvey about the emotion challenges of striking a work/kids balance, interfering strangers at bus stops and the guilt, the guilt, the guilt, the GUILT!

    Tamara is the artistic director of Theatr Clywd and has directed numerous productions in the West End, throughout the U.K and beyond.  Most recently she directed Home, I'm Darling which won an Olivier for Best Comedy in 2019.

    58 min
  • 17: The Trap Door - Hayley Jayne Standing

    Sophie talks to actress, comedy writer and creative pee artist Hayley Jayne Standing.

    Hayley is currently appearing in Sitting at the Arcola Theatre and has appeared in numerous things from Downton Abbey to Coronation Street.

    1 hr 1 min
  • 15: The Trap Door - Sally Clarke

    Sophie talks to 'stay-at-home-mum' Sally Clarke.  Formerly an advertising copywriter and communications director she stopped working when her first child was born in 2014.   She talks about the gender 'trap door' of balancing a career and children, the horrors of baby books and not being able to keep her wee wee in.

    48 min

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