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My Body by Nancy Lee Producer: Yvonne Gall My Body, by author Nancy Lee was originally broadcast on June 19, 2000. This program won a Gabriel Award in 2001 for its look at society's fixation with breasts -- a fixation that can be playful -- or downright painful. SEE ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS Outfront Opening and Closing Theme available - (see Rundown section for more details)
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My Body by Nancy Lee Producer: Yvonne Gall My Body, by author Nancy Lee was originally broadcast on June 19, 2000. This program won a Gabriel Award in 2001 for its look at society's fixation with breasts -- a fixation that can be playful -- or downright painful. SEE ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS Outfront Opening and Closing Theme available - (see Rundown section for more details)
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Review of My BodyThis courageous piece is cleverly shaped around ascending sizes of bras which then descend in size after surgery. Great intro and outro music. Whether well endowed, flat chested or somewhere in between, women already know what a burden breasts can be and will be able to relate to this one particular woman's experience. This piece brings out all the anxiety a woman feels about her body. It also has a comprehensive list of slang terms which are used to refer to women's breasts. While listening to it, I was reminded of the scene in Woody Allen's "Sleeper" where the gigantic breast was bouncing across the countryside. Take a listen. This is an important piece that everyone needs to hear. Well done. |
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Review of My BodyA outstanding piece of work! The writing is the backbone of this piece. But that's not enough for radio, is it? Enter Ms. Lee's fabulous reading, and nails it. Each word stands up and declares itself. Not a single unnecessary letter unttered, not a sentence that did not make a giant leap in storytelling. The music is used very well. It's like a rich, dense audio portrait. A must listen! |
Broadcast History
Broadcast on CBC Radio One's Outfront:
June 19, 2000
September 3, 2001
November 1, 2004
Timing and Cues
RUNS 12:40
IN: "Hi, I'm Nancy Lee...
OUT: ...this has been Outfront." (last words at 11:53 music until end)
Outfront Opening and Closing Themes available in a separate file found in the Outfront Series, the piece entitled: OUTFRONT THEMES. The file contains 1 minute of Opening Theme and 2:30 of Outfront Closing Theme.
Outfront opening theme can be used to begin the item. Play theme for approximately 20 secs and fade under introduction.
Outfront Closing theme can be faded in under item signoff and featured for as long as needed following the piece – ends cold or fade out.
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Posted on November 10, 2005 at 08:32 AM | Permalink
Review of My Body
As a man, I certainly have no clue about being on the receiving end of a society's fixation with breasts. Nancy Lee and her producer, Yvonne Gall, offer a very real lesson about Nancy's physical, emotional and social battle with her ballooning breasts and deflating psyche, then her deflating breasts and ballooning psyche. They use music to set the tone, at times angry ("Suck my left one!") and then finally happy and content. Their audio montage of the women saying the names we give to breasts is very effective. This certainly gave me plenty to think about.