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Happy Mum Happy Baby

Jason Watkins and Clara Francis

Happy Mum Happy Baby

Giovanna Fletcher

Kids & Family

4.85.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week on Happy Mum Happy Baby, Giovanna speaks to actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis, who tragically lost their daughter, Maudie to sepsis when she was just two and a half years old. Jason and Clara discuss their loss in advance of the broadcast of their ITV documentary launching this week, 'Jason & Clara

: In Memory of Maudie'.


TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion around losing a child to Sepsis. If you feel you may find it difficult to listen to, please choose another episode.



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0:00.0

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0:05.0

the Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid was a story that really resonated with me growing up,

0:10.0

a coming-of-age story that's filled up innocence and curiosity while looking at our need to love,

0:15.2

to be loved, and to feel like we belong. With a new Audible original version,

0:20.4

Lissn's can catch wind of the original fairy tale in all its dark glory, as they summon the

0:26.2

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0:31.6

faced on the original darker story by Hans Christian Andersen and feels really atmospheric

0:36.8

and moody. There's also a great cast. It's narrated by Leanne Pinnock, one of the members of

0:42.4

Little Mix, and she has such a gorgeous voice to listen to. It's very cool, and it's also got a

0:49.2

really immersive sound design, which makes you feel like you're part of the story as it's happening.

0:55.0

The Little Mermaid is an Audible original, and it's available to listen to now only on Audible.

1:00.9

Subscription required is the audible.co.uk for terms. This episode contains discussion

1:06.4

around the theme of losing a child to sepsis. If you think you might find it difficult to listen to,

1:11.3

then please choose another episode.

1:13.9

Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of Happy Mum Happy Baby, the podcast. Today's guests

1:25.9

are two actors. They are parents to besty, mord, and Gilbert. Now if your family is anything

1:31.2

like mine, you will have watched the Nativity films and the lead up to Christmas over and over

1:36.4

and over again. You probably watched them in July. I know our lot do. It's a nice little bit of joy

1:41.6

to see us through the year. At the end of the activity, you will see a dedication that says,

1:47.3

in memory of the brightest star in the sky, Mord Watkins, and if you're anything like me,

1:51.8

you'll Google that name, and you'll see the story of Mord and how she passed away at two years old

1:56.8

from sepsis. Then that will lead you to her parents and see the work that they do in sharing her

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