Even in the most desperate circumstances, when you might expect the two sides to make common cause, their attempts at working together are comical, or sad.
Travers talks to writer at his flat in Artillery Mansions about his childhood attempts at working in his father's business after school; early efforts at writing plays and subsequent success, his experiences with the Royal Naval Air Service during WWI; an incident with Samuel Goldwyn.
So expect no short sound bites or shirt-sleeved attempts at working a crowd.
Other frequently mentioned barriers are inability to find a job (59%), being discouraged from previous attempts at working (48%), employers will not give them a chance (44%), and lack of skills (42%).
D'Angelo Left & Right (Harmonimix Remix) James Blake has been a fan of the R&B star for a while, but this is the BBC Sound of 2011 runner-up's first attempt at working with his music.
Lurking beneath all this is another debate of whether comments are "broken", and whether the countless attempts at reinvention work at all.
In dual roles, Ken Grantham, also playing the modern doctor, is so classically amusing that labored attempts at relevance work through sheer style.
One of your best friends hosts a party without inviting you; your romantic partner seems oblivious to your attempts at conversation; work colleagues make important decisions behind your back.
Hannah's struggle to pay the rent, Hannah's attempts at office work, Marnie's near-hookup with Booth Jonathan, Jessa's abortion: these were fleeting, consequence-less narrative developments that were an ends to a means of character development.
Did I correctly identify the patient's attempts at relational work?
