Diary of a (teenage) Diva!
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For every Gen-X woman who kept a teenage diary…or should have...
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S4E3 "Pretty...but too virginal" March 1987
Fashion reaches a new low with white suspender belts and the Fergie Bow, as Penny meets some proper Hooray Henrys, OK yah? As Lent approaches Penny attempts to give up something that remains, to this…
S4E2 "Roses are red, violets are violet..." February 1987
The 80s are in full swing with Filofaxes, ballgowns, naughty knickers and knobbly knees. Rehearsals continue for the Musical Marathon and the big question is will Penny, now 16, FINALLY get a…
S4E1 "Rough seas and broken bones" January 1987
After a long hiatus we are back with 1987. A painful start to the year for Penny as broken bones, rough seas, exams, snow drifts and the casting of The Pyjama Game all conspire to make January a…
S3E16 "Hot and sticky in the bathroom" BONUS - Lucy's Letter
September 1986, and Jesus Christ Superstar is over but its legacy remains. Forget Jesus and Mary, the real stars the show, Penny ("First Leper") and Lucy ("Maid by the Fire") discuss the SCANDAL.…
S2E14 "Very tasty legs" BONUS - Neil's Letter
One of many letters discovered on a trip to the UK - a tiny snippet of the other side of the romantic rollercoaster that was October 1985. Written late on a Sunday night by teenage Neil (pictured)…
S3E15 "I think I'll show off unmercifully" December 1986
December is filled with drama as a party at Marie's gets out of hand, disaster strikes A Midsummer Night's Dream and Penny has to address some rumours at the Pony Club Disco. Read backstage at His…
S3E14 "Fat and spotty" November 1986
November brings more angst as no-one tells Penny her singing sounds good and she makes an unwise choice for the St. Kate’s Day Balloon Debate. Subjects up for discussion range from The Rocky Horror…
S3E15 "Still sex starved" October 1986
Penny heads towards her 16th birthday exhausted, ‘sex-starved’ and a bit depressed. St. Helen's school holds a beauty contest, the speculation continues about the ideal way to lose your virginity and…
S3E12 How not to lose your virginity...BONUS EPISODE - The Eve of St. Agnes
In this episode I am reading my favourite poem of 1986, John Keats epic, The Eve of St Agnes and the story of how the lovely Madeline 'loses it'. Agnes herself was a 12 year old girl from a wealthy…
S3E10 "Completely starkers!" September 1986
September brings the end of Jesus Christ Superstar, the beginning of the 'big, bad Fifth Form', and the trials of old age! Penny sees her first full frontal naked man (never to be forgotten!) and…
S3E10 "I LOVE rehearsals" August 1986
Back from camping Penny throws herself back into home activities, rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar, riding, and going to the pub. Some unsolicited style advice from London's trendy Kings Road…
S3E9 "The Wimp in the Lake" August 1986 - the Red Diary
The French holiday continues and Penny and Hilary are 'on the rampage' once again, no-one is safe! The lake by the campsite appears to be the place to be, but will the girls kiss the right kind of…
S3E8 "Kissing frogs" July 1986 part 2, summer holiday
Penny and partner in crime, Hilary, head off on the hovercraft for a camping trip ‘on the Continent’. The girls practice their French, everything from language to kissing and guest, diva…
S3E7 "I'll make myself a toga" July 1986
Brother Chris and Bestie Ruth are guests for the latest flurry of drunken summer escapades, and Lloyd-Webber musicals where it's all hugs, kisses and back stabbing! Do siblings still know how to…
S3E6 "Penny's Pubic Party" June 1986
Penny enjoys getting manhandled at the Abingdon School Fete, sets her sights on her Dad's boss's (rich!) son and takes her very first O-level. Things get meta when she find her 1984 diary and finds…
S3E5 "I am First Leper!" May 1986
Radioactive strawberries, creepy anonymous letters and a futurist fashion show...but mostly May is about scandal! As previously suspected, 15 proves to be a dangerous age for nice young…
S3E4 "I hate camping" April 1986
Disastrous Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, toad rescue, and unsupportive parents all conspire to distract Penny as she obsessively prepares for her all important audition for Jesus Christ Superstar.…
S3E3 "I'd give anything to sing like that" March 1986
Finally some genuine teenage angst as Penny realises her 'main character energy' is on the wane, she never gets the parts she auditions for and unrequited love rears its ugly head. Penny and old…
S3E2 "Nobody loves me" February 1986
February! The winter weather is too cold to play lax but perfect for tobogganing, gliding and gossiping as school goes a bit 'Meangirls'. We find out how girls learnt to French Kiss in the 80s; (it’s…
S3E1 "So you're Penny Shaw are you?" January 1986
Series 3! Penny is joined by her long suffering Mother and her own teenager; 15 years and 3 months at the time of recording, exactly the same as Penny in January 1986. What could possibly go wrong?…
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Diary of a (teenage) Diva! has published 45 episodes since May 2019, covering topics in Comedy, Personal Journals.
Diary of a (teenage) Diva! is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 42m.
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