Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation Th..., Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation Th..., Jeremy Hardy
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Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation: The complete Series 10

Author: Jeremy Hardy, Paul Bassett Davies, Susan Murray

Narrator: Full Cast, Jeremy Hardy, Vicki Pepperdine

Unabridged: 1 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/13/2014

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves with four broadcasts of national comic import. 1. “How To Eat Food” In order to help explain one of our most fundamental acts as human beings, Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry and then drops it on his trousers of former cleanliness. Helping him tackle the subject will be special guests Vicki Pepperdine and Paul Bassett Davies2. “How To Define Oneself In Terms Of Regional, Cultural And Geopolitical Identity Without Tears” In this post-Scottish-Independence referendum world, Jeremy dispassionately examines the questions of nationality, identity and accents. The noo. Helping him get to grips with the new world are Susan Murray and Moray Hunter.3. “How To Be A Good Citizen” Jeremy attempts to understand citizenship, to examine the State and to spell surveillance. Looking over his shoulder at the script will be Gordon Kennedy and Carla Mendonça.4. “How To Be Better, Theologically, Socially, Nationally, And In Terms Of One's Own Personal Development, Responsibility And Interaction With The Fellow Humans With Whom We Share This Fragile Planet An Ting”. Using just the Bible, the Monarchy & Audrey Hepburn, Jeremy Hardy promises to build a whole new you. Helping him along will be Paul Bassett Davies & Carla Mendonça

About Jeremy Hardy

Jeremy Hardy is of the UK's best loved stand up comedians. His live work has included Just for Laughs and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he won the prestigious Perrier Award, the acclaimed film Jeremy Hardy versus the Israeli Army, as well as numerous sell out tours. He regularly appears on BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute and News Quiz.

About Paul Bassett Davies

Paul Bassett Davies (@thewritertype) has been writing for thirty years and he still hasn't finished. During that time he has also been a minicab driver, a DJ in a strip club, a welder's mate, and the vocalist in the band Shoes for Industry (two John Peel sessions). His first book 'Utter Folly' ("A very funny novel" – Jack Dee) spent several weeks at the top of Amazon's Humorous Fiction chart when it was published at the end of 2012, and has been optioned for television. In television and radio his credits include Smith and Jones; Spitting Image; Rory Bremner; Jasper Carrot and many more. He wrote a BBC radio sitcom with Jeremy Hardy, and produced the Sony Award winning radio show 'Do Go On', with Griff Rhys Jones and Graeme Garden. His own sitcom 'Reception' was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in 2013. His radio plays have starred Bill Nighy, David Hemmings, Alison Steadman and Martin Clunes. He has written and produced radio commercials, and music videos with Kate Bush and Ken Russell. He once worked with Spike Milligan – twice. Paul wrote the screenplay for the feature animation film 'The Magic Roundabout' and has been working on a film about counter-culture comic book heroes 'The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers', with their creator, comics legend Gilbert Shelton. He has written and directed award-winning short films. Some of his published short stories have also won awards. In April 2011 he was Creative Director of the London Comedy Writers Festival. He is also a director of Euroscript and runs workshops with them.


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Made me drop the kettle in shock , but worth it The Daily Telegraph

The master of quietly inflammatory comedy The Evening Standard

The one-liners come hit the target time and again so that you’ve hardly stopped grinning from one gag before the next one comes along … The Evening Standard