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With no live studio audience, John Finnemore took the opportunity to try something completely new.

Every episode in this series of Souvenir Programme is made up of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order.

There's no narrative to the episode; it's still a sketch show, not a sitcom... but the sketches in each episode all happened to one person, played by one member of the cast, over the course of their lifetime.

This episode concerns Newt, following his life backwards from a funeral in 1990 to an eventful Christmas dinner in 1898.

Written and performed by John Finnemore

Newt ... John Finnemore
Ensemble ... Lawry Lewin
Ensemble ... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Ensemble ... Simon Kane
Ensemble ... Carrie Quinlan

Original music composed by Susannah Pearse

Producer: Ed Morrish

A 麻豆社 Studios Production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.