Eddie had happy early childhood memories of kids' derring-do in Bangor, County Down, but things were about to change for the Izzard family and nothing would be the same again.
After meeting an old family friend who came to one of his gigs in Sweden, Eddie gains insight into his relationship with his mother through some precious old home movies.
Eddie always knew something wasn't quite right with his reading and writing, but diagnosis of dyslexia came late. He was also a late starter with relationships.
The idea of taking on unusual sporting challenges appealed to Eddie - so he took on a gruelling regime of running back-to-back marathons throughout the length of the UK.