Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 1993 - 2014
- 48 episodes (10 series)
Radio 4 series in which Jeremy Hardy presents a series of humorous lectures on a vast range of different subjects. Stars Jeremy Hardy, Stephen Frost, Debbie Isitt, Gordon Kennedy, Meera Syal and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Stand-Up
- Broadcast
- 1993 - 2014
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 48 (10 series)
- Stars
- Jeremy Hardy, Stephen Frost, Debbie Isitt, Gordon Kennedy, Meera Syal, Pauline McLynn and Paul Bassett Davies
- Writers
- Jeremy Hardy and Paul Bassett Davies
- Director
- David Tyler
- Producer
- David Tyler
- Company
Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation is a series of lectures in which the comedian Jeremy Hardy talks about a subject of interest in his own unique style.
Hardy takes on topics as diverse as "How to be a father", "How to belong", "How to die" and "How to hand the world to the next generation".
The humorous description that accompanies this show is as follows: "Few can forget where they were in 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 - astonishing, since the show went out on Thursdays. The Light Entertainment department was besieged, questions were asked in the House and Jeremy Hardy himself became known as the man responsible for the funniest show on radio since Money Box Live with Paul Lewis."
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- Official Website
The official website for the series. - Radio Ha Ha
A brief article about the show's early years. - Pozzitive Website
An in-depth guide to the show from the production company. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 30th September 1993 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 12th June 2019 at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 10, Episode 4
- Tuesday 11th June 2019 at 4:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 10, Episode 4
- Wednesday 5th June 2019 at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 10, Episode 3