104. Amber, George and Making Ambridge Babies

Emma Freud is joined by Olivia Bernstone and Angus Stobie, who play new parents Amber and George. We revisit the day Amber brought Baby Grundy into the world. Olivia shares how she taught herself to perform the different stages of labour, and Angus explains the curious role a bowl of pasta played during the birthing scenes.

Emma explores what sort of parents the young couple might become, and this week's scriptwriter Jessica Mitic explains how to get into the mind of a new mum. We hear from the many listeners who have been touched by the depiction of the difficult early days of parenthood.

We delve into the archives to share scenes of new parents from decades gone by, including Jill Archer in hospital in 1967 with baby Elizabeth, and an ecstatic Brian Aldridge in 1977 after the birth of daughter Kate.

Presenter: Emma Freud
Producer: Charlotte Davey

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