Episode 9: NHS

Call Jonathan Pie

BBC

Comedy Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Fiction

4.8 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

It’s Pie’s birthday and he’s really rather depressed about it. Until that is Roger shows up with egg on his face. Literally. The show's topic is the state of the NHS but Pie seems obsessed with old age and death. When he is forced to reflect on his experiences of lockdown we discover that he had a more miserable time than most. Later he finally gets the chance to interview a junior health minister. Can he step up?

Jonathan Pie ..... Tom Walker  Jules ..... Lucy Pearman  Sam ..... Aqib Khan  Roger ..... Nick Revell  Agent ..... Daniel Abelson Minister ..... Liz White   Voiceovers ..... Bob Sinfield and Rob Curling   Callers ... Ellie Dobing, Sarah Gabriel, Thanyia Moore, Jonathan Tafler. Writer ..... Tom Walker  Script Editor ..... Nick Revell  Producers ..... Alison Vernon-Smith and Julian Mayers  Production Coordinator ..... Ellie Dobing Original music composed by Jason Read Additional music Leighton James House

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0:00.0	You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.
0:06.5	I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.
0:11.2	I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,
0:16.0	relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life.
0:22.4	So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature,
0:28.3	and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you.
0:33.6	So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds.
0:39.5	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:43.8	There is very strong language throughout this programme.
0:48.5	Hiya, happy birthday!
0:49.9	I want the district line dead.
0:52.0	Fucking dead!
0:53.0	Happy birthday!
0:54.0	Sorry, I hate being late.
0:55.1	Pedophile, Tory scum.
0:56.9	Can you believe that?
0:57.8	What?
0:58.0	I want every train, every track, every commuter standing on the wrong side of the escalators,
1:02.3	every signal failure, every mind the gap, fucking dead.
1:06.2	Anyway, happy birthday.
1:07.0	And then, and then those protesters outside, you know what they shouted at me as I walked in?
1:12.1	BBC paedophile Tory scum! Me! A Tory!
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