It is 1969, Apollo 11 is about to land on the moon the Watts family have finally installed their first telephone line - little realising how much their lives will change with its arrival.

The phone sits in the hallway, witnessing the activities of the house, listening to the family's secret loves, fears and joys.

Writer Sarah Weatherall captures the excitement of using a phone for the first time in the days before mobiles and texts, when no conversation was private.