Author Jacqueline Wilson

Normal Not Normal

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Society & Culture

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson has never shied away from the difficult parts of life in her books. She's tackled alcoholism, mental health issues, divorce, domestic abuse and growing up in care, but always manages to make her creations warm, witty and child-friendly. Her books inspired the long-running Tracy Beaker TV series, which has recently been reimagined as 'My Mum Tracy Beaker', featuring Dani Harmer as a grown-up Tracy with a daughter of her own. In this episode we talk about casting Tracy Beaker, coming out in later life and the sad story that inspired James' favourite Jacqueline Wilson book, 'The Suitcase Kid'. Jacqueline's ‘3am Questions’: Favourite book - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Favourite film - Thelma and Louise Favourite songs - Mythical Kings and Iguanas by Dory Previn Follow us on Twitter: @OliverPhelps @James_Phelps Normal Not Normal is a Stabl production. Music: 'Not Normal' by Sebastian Forslund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, holla.
0:03.0	Privid, Gruntantag.
0:12.0	Welcome to the Normal Not Normal podcast with me, Oliver Phelps, and me, James Phelps.
0:16.6	And in this series, we are talking some of our favourite people,
0:19.4	finding out what normal means to them and really does normal even exist.
0:24.4	That's right, and I'm very excited today because this is episode two of The New Season.
0:29.7	Thank you so much for the great response for last week.
0:32.1	It was a great little episode, and I really enjoyed that we're now going to do every other week.
0:36.1	We're going to get stories from you guys in as well and just have a random chit chat.
0:39.7	Listen to your stories or did you know?
0:41.6	Everything like that.
0:42.5	Thank you so much for sending them in and send them in for next week.
0:46.0	Quick recap on the email address is normal, not normal podcast at gmail.com.
0:50.8	Send them in and we'll make sure to get you on the show.
0:53.4	Exactly, exactly that.
0:55.0	Now, today's guest is the award-winning children's author, Jacqueline Wilson.
0:59.0	Her books have helped shape the childhood of millions and millions of people all over the world, including my own.
1:05.8	I remember reading Tracy Beaker, which then went on to be a hit TV series, Double Act,
1:11.2	which was a huge book, obviously, because it's about twins, which means a lot to us.
1:15.5	The suitcase kid, which I still remember to this day, many, many others that she's written.
1:20.4	She's written more than 100 books, one of the most influential authors of,
1:25.7	I'll tell you the 20th century, God will be said, so we're so thankful to have her on the show.
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