Diary of a (teenage) Diva!

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Opera Diva and comedian Penny Shaw reads her teenage diaries to a variety of horrified guests. Beginning in 1984 when Penny is 13 and decided, completely, to become a singer.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    January 1986

    Series 3! Penny is joined by her long suffering Mother and her own teenager; 15 years and 3 months at the time of recording, exactly the same as Penny in January 1986. What could possibly go wrong? Recorded in noisy rural Oxfordshire, complete with passing helicopters, squeaky shoes and bonking fish. Recollections may vary. Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    44 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    February 1986

    February! The winter weather is too cold to play lax but perfect for tobogganing, gliding and gossiping as school goes a bit 'Meangirls'. We find out how girls learnt to French Kiss in the 80s; (it’s not what you think!) and for the first time some names have been bleeped out to protect the guilty. If you know you know… Recorded with legendary musician Bourby Webster, on a boiling hot day in ‘Woop Woop’ with occasional noise pollution from husbands making Limoncello on the terrace. Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    52 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    March 1986

    Finally some genuine teenage angst as Penny realises her 'main character energy' is on the wane, she never gets the parts she auditions for and unrequited love rears its ugly head. Penny and old school pal Marie, revert to their worst teenage selves, have one too many drinks and giggle. You have been warned.  March 1986 is dedicated to the memory of Rebecca Martin.

    36 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    April 1986

    Disastrous Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, toad rescue, and unsupportive parents all conspire to distract Penny as she obsessively prepares for her all important audition for Jesus Christ Superstar. Read with musician and cabaret collaborator Joe Louis Robinson at home in South Freo.  Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    53 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    May 1986

    Radioactive strawberries, creepy anonymous letters and a futurist fashion show...but mostly May is about scandal! As previously suspected, 15 proves to be a dangerous age for nice young ladies.  Recorded with fellow cabaret artist, journalist and fashionista Glynis Traill-Nash. Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    47 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    June 1986

    Penny enjoys getting manhandled at the Abingdon School Fete, sets her sights on her Dad's boss's (rich!) son and takes her very first O-level. Things get meta when she find her 1984 diary and finds it 'hilarious'. Cabaret Artist and guest Brendan Hanson (pictured) reveals his early musical tastes, his love of a frosted mullet and an extremely loud laugh!  Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    42 min
  7. July 1986

    EPISODE 7

    July 1986

    Brother Chris and Bestie Ruth are guests for the latest flurry of drunken summer escapades, and Lloyd-Webber musicals where it's all hugs, kisses and back stabbing! Do siblings still know how to annoy each other, even in their 50s? And where are Penny’s loyalties when she finally meets, Ruth’s big crush? Recorded in an English spring garden complete with noisy songbirds and panting dogs. Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    33 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    July 1986 part 2, summer holiday

    Penny and partner in crime, Hilary, head off on the hovercraft for a camping trip ‘on the Continent’. The girls practice their French, everything from language to kissing and guest, diva extraordinaire Elisa Wilson, provides hilarious insight about her own, quite contrasting holidays growing up in Western Australia.  Follow me on Instagram @diary_of_a_diva_podcast, Facebook @diaryofadivapodcast. Original music by Finn Pearson.

    45 min
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Opera Diva and comedian Penny Shaw reads her teenage diaries to a variety of horrified guests. Beginning in 1984 when Penny is 13 and decided, completely, to become a singer.

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  • Creator
    divaliciouspenny
  • Episodes
    42
  • Seasons
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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