A BBC Radio comedy show

Ellie Taylor’s Safe Space

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest.

Comedian Ellie Taylor has some opinions she'd like to get off her chest. 
 
 In her brand new series, she discusses her views through stand-up, sketches and with help from the studio audience and her side-kick Robin Morgan. 
 
 First, Ellie looks at parenting and considers: has having kids ruined her life? To discuss it further she welcomes a special parenting expert...her Mum. 
 
 Next she considers whether masculinity has had unfairly poor press, and Robin Morgan asks members of the British public about their attitudes to men being men. She also welcomes a special guest, a man who knows all about how men should behave: Rupert Wesson from etiquette guide Debrett's. 
 
 And what about the environment? Is the planet really worth saving? Ellie's not so sure but to help talk it through she meets Ed Stafford, the first man to walk the length of the Amazon. 
 
 In the final episode, Ellie turns her attention to marriage, and wonders whether monogamy is all it's cracked up to be...despite being married herself. 
 
 Produced by Sam Michell 
 A BBC Studios Production

Ellie Taylor

Robin Morgan

A BBC Radio Stand-Up Comedy Show

All twelve episodes of Ellie Taylor's hilarious show, in which she explores controversial subjects with help from the studio audience and sidekick Robin Morgan 
 
Comedian, actor and bestselling author Ellie Taylor welcomes us to her 'safe space', a place where anyone can air their views, gripes and dislikes without fear of persecution. Assisting her on her confessional journey are sidekick Robin Morgan and members of the audience, who share their own dark and disturbing beliefs at the beginning of each show. 
 
Having heard from them, Ellie goes on to get her own opinions off her chest. Through stand-up and sketches, she gives us her hot take on topics such as masculinity, the environment, parties, the news, the Internet and billionaires. Talking to special guest experts including fitness instructor 'Mr Motivator', travel journalist Simon Calder, The Traitors' Amanda Lovett and her own mum, Ellie discusses whether exercise and holidays should be banned, explains why she thinks reality TV is culturally significant and asks whether having kids has ruined her life. 
 
Are parties more hassle than they're worth? Is monogamy really all it's cracked up to be? And should the UK break up into lots of little kingdoms, Game of Thrones-style (but with fewer dragons)? Get ready to have your beliefs challenged and your minds blown, as Ellie tackles these questions and more... 
 
Production credits 
Written by and starring Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan 
With special guests including Ellie's mum Jill, Rupert Wesson, Ed Stafford, Ella Al-Shamahi, Derrick Evans ('Mr Motivator'), Isabel Hardman, Simon Calder, Oobah Butler, Amanda Lovett, Gabby Storey and Robert Watts 
Produced by Sam Michell and Georgia Keating 
Executive Producer: James Robinson 
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries 
Sound editor: Marc Willcox 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: 
 
Series 1 
Motherhood 7 April 2020 
Masculinity 14 April 2020 
The Environment 21 April 2020 
Monogamy 28 April 2020 
 
Series 2 
Parties 6 August 2021 
Exercise 13 August 2021 
The News 20 August 2021 
Holidays 27 August 2021 
 
Series 3 
The Internet 29 March 2023 
Reality TV 5 April 2023 
The UK 12 April 2023 
Billionaires 19 April 2023 
 
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

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