A Hard Time to Be a Father by Fay Weldon

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A young man is being treated for couvade – a South Sea Island custom. On the arrival of a new child, the father is put to bed and cared for as if he were physically affected - and as if he’d given birth himself. Fay Weldon’s comic satire set in the bustling ward of a large city hospital. Starring Robert Glenister. As patients arrive and tempers fray, Weldon's sharply observed comedy exposes the absurdities of modern life, relationships and gender expectations. The Young Man ... Robert Glenister Nurse ... Hilary MacLean Delia ... Carolyn Backhouse Triage Nurse ... Janet Dale Caring Woman ... June Barrie Mrs Oliphant ... Phyllida Nash Receptionist ... Jenny Funnell Rugby Player ... John Telfer Al ... Clarence Smith Toff ... Christian Rodska Male Nurse ... Cornelius Garrett Seraph ... Jessica Jones-Berney Writer: Fay Weldon Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.