Twelve touching, beautifully-observed monologues from men and women who have reached a certain age - their forty-something years. The stories are: The Brother read by Simon Russell Beale, The Wife read by Janine Duvitski, The Son read by Robert Glenister, The Mother read by Siobhan Redmond, The Father read by Douglas Hodge, The Daughter read by Rebecca Front, The Married Man read by Stuart Milligan, The Sister read by Lindsey Coulson, The Husband read by Peter Capaldi, The Other Woman read by Lesley Manville, The Pedant read by Stephen Tompkinson, The Cat Lover read by Dawn French.