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How I Got My Beads

Episode 3 of 6

Simon Doonan remembers his mother's experiments with the occult and his grandmother's return from a mental hospital, which saw her change rather radically.

Simon Doonan now living in New York, remembers his extraordinary childhood growing up in Reading during the 90s where glamour was in short supply and his extended family were far from the beautiful people he and his best friend Kyle, known as Kylie, longed to move amongst.

Simon remembers his mother's experiments with the occult and his grandmother's return from a mental hospital, which saw her change rather radically from the nicest granny in the world. Featuring conjoined twins and a bingo caller.

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30 minutes

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Last on

Tue 16 Mar 2010 00:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Kylie Layton Williams
Debbie Olivia Colman
Andy Aidan McArdle
Auntie Hayley Meera Syal
Writer Jonathan Harvey
Producer Justin Davies

Broadcasts

  • Thu 16 Oct 2008 21:30
  • Thu 16 Oct 2008 22:00
  • Sat 18 Oct 2008 23:50
  • Wed 22 Oct 2008 02:05
  • Tue 28 Oct 2008 02:20
  • Fri 28 Nov 2008 22:00
  • Boxing Day 2008 22:50
  • Thu 12 Feb 2009 23:00
  • Sat 2 May 2009 00:40
  • Wed 9 Sep 2009 22:30
  • Tue 16 Mar 2010 00:30