Stephen Fry

I tried hard to resist The Fry Chronicles on Radio 4, the latest instalment from a man who has taken the Socratic idea about a life unexamined to heart. But it was of course perfectly pitched, intelligent, amusing and endearing. This week it was Stephen Fry's celibate years, in which an all-consuming passion for Apple Macintosh stood in for sex. It is amazing to hear that Fry lies awake reflecting on his lack of achievement. Where that leaves the rest of us just doesn't bear thinking.

Mrs Stephen Fry - a lady like no other!

Sometimes Twitter exposes a rare gem; a person we wouldn't have met under any other circumstances. This is certainly the case for Mrs Stephen Fry. Mrs Fry (or Edna as she's known to her friends) has been entertaining us for some time now with hilarious tweets about her life as down-trodden wife of Stephen Fry.

We've had to wait 13 years for the second volume of Stephen Fry's autobiography, but thankfully this latest memoir is just as self-deprecatory and likeable as Moab is My Washpot. Here we get episodes from Fry's time at Cambridge plus his years of professional success (or "career harlotry" as he describes it) during the 1980s. As you'd expect from this period in the performer's life, the anecdotes are incredibly name-droppy. But Fry treats himself with such savagery and, at times, borderline contempt, that the result is never smug or supercilious. Which isn't to say that he stints on the laughs - indeed a passage about the pleasures of Radio 4 and going on Loose Ends with Ned Sherrin should be enough to inspire you to seek out the unabridged version.

Stephen Fry, the nation's favourite polymath, reads an abridgement of the latest volume of his autobiography as this week's featured book. It picks up the story from his previous memoir Moab Is My Washpot, which is to say: out of prison and heading for Cambridge University. It's beautifully written and read (Fry is a old pro in the audiobook world), shamelessly full of famous names, and a moving reminder of how university can turn things around for some people. But then, given the level of BBC publicity Fry attracts, you probably knew all of this already.

Stephen Fry to join 'The Hobbit'?

Stephen Fry is the latest actor to be linked to a role in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit.

Stephen Fry/Wagner gag is an internet hit

A spoof clip which pretends to show QI host Stephen Fry heaping praise on X Factor's Wagner has become an internet sensation.

Stephen Fry admits to Sugar Puff addiction

For someone who was expelled from so many schools it's like coming full circle, said Stephen Fry about having his appearance at the festival sponsored by Dean Close School.

Video interview: Stephen Fry on Planet Word

In this exclusive interview with MIPCOM daily News' Julian Newby, Stephen Fry discusses his new 5-part linguistic documentary series Planet Word, produced by Fry's company Sprout Pictures. It will screen on the UK's BBC2 late 2011.

Review: The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry

Simon Callow revels in a warm and finely crafted work, but longs to glimpse the real man beneath it.

It's good to see that this chummy chat show is offering a regular slot for new young comedians. This week it's the turn of promising 20-year-old Daniel Sloss, who is sure to come armed with some good gags about the teen years he's just left behind. Seasick Steve provides the music but the main event is Stephen Fry, who is doing the rounds following the release of the latest instalment of his autobiography.