Conversations from a Long Marriage

‘Sublimely funny, touching … Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan Etherington’s two hander? This is a work of supreme craftsmanship’ - Radio Times‘Witty and warm’ - The Spectator‘Jan Etherington is a brilliant writer and these books are sheer joy’ - Joanna Lumley‘Conversations is a brilliant vehicle for tackling difficult subjects, like ageing and mortality, with a kind of clever, gentle, sardonic and affectionate humour, laced with human insight that makes you chuckle but can also unexpectedly move you.’ - Suffolk Magazine‘Beautifully written’ - Observer

Jan Etherington is an award-winning British writer, journalist and broadcaster. For over thirty years, she has been writing hit radio and TV comedy series with her husband and writing partner, Gavin Petrie.

Conversations from a Long Marriage, originally on Radio 4, is her first solo narrative comedy. It won Best Radio Comedy in 2020 at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards, and was nominated for the same award in 2022 at the Writers’ Guild Awards. The fifth series will begin in early 2024.