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Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation: The Complete Series 1-10
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
- Narrated by: Jeremy Hardy, Sandi Toksvig
- Length: 23 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
Few can forget where they were in September 1993 when they first heard Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation. The show was an immediate smash-hit success, causing pubs to empty on a Saturday night, which was particularly astonishing since the show went out on Thursdays. Since that fateful first series, the show has gone on to win Sony awards, Writers Guild nominations and a Nobel Prize for Chemistry with lines like - "Kids should never be fashion slaves, especially in the Far East. My 12-year old daughter asked me for a new pair of trainers. I told her she was old enough to go out and make her own".
Included here are all ten series of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, with episodes on topics like "How To Stay Alive As Long As You Possibly Can", "How To Have A Baby", and "How To Confront The Vexed Issue Of British Identity Without Getting In The Most Fearful Bate About The Whole Thing".
This bumper collection also includes Jeremy Hardy's New Year Cavalcade - an unmissable meditation on everything Yule and a healthy dose of comic Bisodol to flush away the memory of driving up the motorway for seven hours in the dark to spend quantity time with your family - and the memorial programme When Jeremy Hardy Spoke to the Nation. Not quite a biography, not quite a documentary, this final programme is narrated by his great friend and colleague Sandi Toksvig, and shines a light on how and why the man once described as 'an incendiary vicar' stayed so funny and so beloved for over 30 years.
Produced and directed by David Tyler.
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
Critic reviews
"The master of quietly inflammatory comedy." (Evening Standard)
"Made me drop the kettle in shock, but worth it." (Daily Telegraph)
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- Beanies
- 01-02-23
God, he was funny.
Somehow, he managed to take serious issues and make you laugh while you learned. I miss him so much.
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- pbar
- 17-07-23
Wonderful.
I've listened to most episodes from all of the series many times and never tire of them. So beautifully written and performed. Jeremy Hardy was brilliant. Listen and I'm sure you'll agree 😊
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- Graham K
- 06-11-23
Excellent comedy from a genius
Really enjoyed listening to this compilation of all the speaks to the nation shows. Jeremy has an amazing way with words and brings lots of laughter.
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- Graham
- 26-09-21
Brilliant!
So missed by his fans, a huge loss to us all. I love his wicked scence of humour and scorn of the right wing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-23
Purchase this!
One of the few purchases I listen to over and over. Jeremy Hardy was so brilliant; I miss him on the radio still.
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- Matthew
- 17-03-24
An excellent collection
Great comedy from a much missed voice. Great value for one credit. I highly recommend it.
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- Mick Reynolds
- 06-01-22
brilliantly funny
It's a shame and pity Jeremy Hardy is dead. A genus and original writer with a refreshing and gentle way of looking at life.
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- Ruth P.
- 09-10-23
A much missed radio giant.
This whole series can be listened to again and again. Delightful and not at all ghastly.
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- Tim Casswell
- 01-10-23
A generous genius
Jeremy was an extraordinary effortless lover of the irony of everyday life. These recordings are still as topical as ever, such a rich treasure of insightful humour.
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- woodwild
- 04-12-21
brilliant celebration
a great and thorough tribute to a unique and talented comic voice. much missed and it's only right that we do.
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