Susan Calman – författare

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Doctor Who: The Day She Save the Doctor, written by Jenny Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Dorothy Koomson and Susan Calman, read by Yasmin Paige, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Catrin Stewart and Rachael Stirling. A companion: explores time and space with the Doctor, gets into trouble with the Doctor, fights enemies with the Doctor . . . And - more often than not - has to save his life. Here are four fantastic new adventures with the Doctor, starring Rose, Sarah-Jane, Clara and Bill. Publishing on International Women''s Day in March 2018, it will also be the perfect way to prepare for Jodie Whittaker''s first ever female Doctor.These stories are a celebration of the Doctor''s fantastic female friends, for fans of all ages.

''DEEPLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY HILARIOUS AND UPLIFTING'' The Pool ''HEART-WARMING: UNMISSABLE'' Damian Barr, Metro

Susan Calman is a much-loved comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes from The News Quiz and Just a Minute to Armchair Detectives and Secret Scotland. She''s hosted the podcast Mrs Brightside and stole the nation''s hearts in Strictly Come Dancing. Her breakout solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression.

It was the overwhelming and positive reaction to the show she wrote about mental health that made Susan want to write a more detailed account of surviving depression when you''re the world''s most negative and anxious person.

The Crab of Hate is the personification of Calman''s depression and her version of the notorious Black Dog. A constant companion all her life, the Crab has provided her with the best, and very worst of times. This is a very personal and affecting memoir of how, after many years and with a lot of help and talking, Susan has embraced her dark side and realised that she can be the most joyous sad person you''ll ever meet. CHEER UP LOVE IS FUNNY, POIGNANT AND (HOPEFULLY) INFORMATIVE.IT''S ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK AND TO REALISE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

*If you loved Cheer Up Love, try Sunny Side Up, Susan''s Calmanifesto of Happiness*

The Calmanifesto of Happiness''One of the kindest people I have ever met - a beautiful dancer and a beautiful person'' Kevin Clifton''Be good, be kind, be more like Susan Calman'' Kirstie Allsopp''Be kind to yourself - read this book, keep it on your bedside table or on your Kindle - even Kindle has the word kind in it'' Sandi Toksvig''Full of wisdom and humour, with the soft underbelly of the profound'' Fi Glover''It''s a warm, funny and delightful book that is sure to cheer even the grumpiest curmudgeon in your life'' Woman and HomeSusan Calman''s enthusiasm at being on Strictly Come Dancing was an inspiration to all of us. Cheer Up Love, Susan''s first book, had a clear aim: to help people understand depression. Sunny Side Up has a similarly clear path: to persuade people to be kinder to each other and spread more joy. These are extremely difficult and confusing times - people are cross and shouty. It''s exhausting! But more than anything, people like Susan, people who don''t hate other people, are apologising for the way that they think. Susan wants to make sure that they don''t. She wants them to know that it''s ok to love people and that kindness is something wonderful and brilliant. Above all, she wants them to bring on the joy. So the mission is simple. To get the nation to join her in not being negative. To bring back joy, kindness and community, to find that joy in the little things in life and defeat the hate and fear. Susan is a one-woman army of hope and joy, and she''s ready to lead the nation in a different direction.

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comediansRecorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who''s Who of stand-up comedians. By turns hilarious and irreverent, poignant and bittersweet, together they make up a superb selection box of tasty treats.Among the all-star line-up, Romesh Ranganathan tells a comic tale of unrequited love among the orangutans; Susan Calman takes a wry look at office politics; Jon Richardson explores the perils of internet dating; and Sarah Millican takes us into the worlds of a compassionate undertaker''s assistant and an elderly woman who fears she''s becoming invisible.Russell Kane recalls his tempestuous ex; Aisling Bea recounts the dark, funny tale of a pensioner with murder in mind; Robert Florence reveals the shady doings of the Scottish branch of the Illuminati; and satirist John O''Farrell asks, ''what if Judas had written the Gospels''?Also sharing their fantastic fiction are a wealth of other literary comics, including Sanjeev Kohli, Joe Lycett, Bridget Christie, James Acaster, Jenny Eclair, Shazia Mirza and Mark Watson. Short story fans, rejoice: here are five hours of some of the most charming, absurd, dark, thoughtful and funny tales you''ll ever find in one place.Contents:1. May Contain Nuts by Janey Godley2. The Hair of the Dead by Sarah Millican3. Gone Phishing by Jon Richardson4. The Woman Who Sniffed by Susan Calman5. Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Be in the Green by Patrick Monahan6. On the Dot by Shazia Mirza7. Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong by Sarah Millican8. Spooky and the Van by Joe Lycett9. A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie10. The Three Times I Dumped Eleanor, and the Manner of Her Death by Russell Kane11. Sorry For Your Loss by James Acaster12. Club Sandwich by Mark Watson13. The Understudy by Jenny Eclair14. Kill Dilly by Aisling Bea15. I Bought a Monkey To Stand Out in the New York Art Scene by Sanjeev Kohli16. Love and Orangutans by Romesh Ranganathan17. Bad Fairytale by Grainne Maguire18. The Gospel According to Judas by John O''Farrell19. Pick Me Up by Angela Barnes20. Apocalypse Soon by Dane Baptiste21. Cats Who Walk Like Gentlemen by Robert FlorenceProduction credits:Produced by Kirsteen CameronFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 August 2009-6 September 2015© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows. She has no down-time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to play Assassin''s Creed, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure.Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday, and she''s been told by the same long-suffering wife that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she''s going to be unbearable. Susan decided her best bet was to try to immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity.In the first series of this show she attempted to ditch the old Susan Calman and attempted to find the new ''Susan Calm'', by watching cricket with Andy Zaltzman; going hillwalking with Muriel Gray; visiting an art gallery with Phill Jupitus and taking a spontaneous holiday with John Finnemore. She enjoyed these pursuits, but all too soon found herself slipping back into her old ways. So she tried again in Series 2, which involved learning about gardening with Val McDermid, going to a music festival with Robin Ince, trying her hand at baking with the Great British Bake Off''s Selasi Gbormittah, and having a go at birdwatching with Emma Kennedy.Keep Calman Carry On is a stand-up show in front of a live audience, in which Susan reports on how successful she''s been - both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself - as well as playing in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts. It''s an attempt to find out how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds, and how Susan can negotiate her own place in them.Written by Susan Calman and Jon HunterProduced by Lyndsay FennerA BBC Studios ProductionCover photograph: Steve Ullathorne

Nine short stories written and read by comedians, recorded live in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.May Contain Nuts by Janey Godley: A woman glimpses her own mortality when she calculates that only twenty-seven years separate her from her cantankerous father.The Hair of the Dead by Sarah Millican: A moving (and very funny) short story about a compassionate undertaker''s assistant.Gone Phishing by Jon Richardson: A tale of love and betrayal set in a remote village in the Yorkshire Dales.The Woman Who Sniffed by Susan Calman: A wry look at office politics, told with Calman''s characteristic humour and upbeat energy.Just When You Thought It Was Safe to be Green by Patrick Monahan: A tale that warns against paying too much attention to government crime statistics.On The Dot by Shazia Mirza: A story featuring a certain Mrs Pims, who is always mysteriously late for everything. Then one day, the reason for her tardiness becomes apparent...Stairlift Us Up Where We Belong by Sarah Millican: A poignant and funny monologue exploring the tricky turning point in a woman''s life, when she goes from being thought of as useful to becoming invisible.Spooky and the Van by Joe Lycett: Seventeen-year-old Julian is writing a blog. He''s currently experiencing the weird limbo that lies between finishing school and starting university. As well as musing upon how his life might change, Julian''s neighbor, nicknamed Spooky, is providing plenty of writing material and mystery...A Difference of Opinion by Bridget Christie: When Bridget''s husband is assaulted by the ghost of a long dead European leader, it highlights the vast differences in interpretation between a believer and an atheist.Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.©2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd