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BBC4, Sunday 10th June, 9pm

From the Radio Times:

This outside-the-box doc follows comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti on a most peculiar pilgrimage. We backtrack to when she was bequeathed a chest of dummies by her former mentor and lover Ken Campbell after his death in 2008. But now she has reached a crossroads in her career. So she takes her felt-and-fur friends — some cute, others creepy — to a special convention in Kentucky.

At the Vent Haven gathering we see astonishing examples of “distant voice” expertise, and Nina — daughter of Tom Conti — even uses her props to voice deeply personal confessions.

The film seems unsure of what it wants to be — it’s certainly disturbing at times — but you will learn what bifurcation means.

Nina is Tom Conti's daughter and the lover of the late Ken Campbell? Blimey! That's worth a look all on its own.

This will be great, Nina is brill.

I was lucky enough to work alongside Nina on the comedy circuit when she was starting out. A great act and a really nice person.

Lee Smith wrote:This will be great, Nina is brill.

Hi Lee nice lecture the other night at Sheffield. Garry ex Royston resident

mr invisible wrote:

Lee Smith wrote:This will be great, Nina is brill.

Hi Lee nice lecture the other night at Sheffield. Garry ex Royston resident

Thanks Gary. Really glad you enjoyed it.

Lee.

Well, Ms Conti turned out to be quite a complex character to say the least!

I dont think she is any more complex that 99% of the people on here.
I adored the program, as did all the puppets sat in an arm chair in my lounge.

I thought the scene where she took Gran for a swim, was one of the most touching things ive seen in many a year.
And the little lad who ended up with Ken, is such a lucky lad.
I wish i had seen more of crow though. That character was sweet.