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Podcast: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Episode: Sophie Willan - From Foster Care to Alma’s Not Normal
Description: This episode contains very strong language and isn’t suitable for small ears.
Sophie Willan is a double BAFTA award-winning writer, comedian and actor, perhaps best known for her BBC comedy drama, Alma's Not Normal. But it wasn’t always red carpets and award ceremonies. Willan experienced an unsettled childhood with spells in foster care, which she talks openly about in this episode. We also talk about a failed Edinburgh show that coincided with an ‘intense’ relationship and what these experiences taught her. Moving, funny and honest, this episode was recorded in front of a lovely live audience...