Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
- TV comedy
- U&Dave
- 2018 - 2019
- 18 episodes (2 series)
Jon Richardson attempts to analyse, assess and log every single one of his many, many worries.
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Series 2
1. The Self
Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Jon is joined by Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont and Kiri Pritchard-McLean to address worries to do with The Self. Has Joe fallen in with a bad crowd? Is Jon having a midlife crisis? And are any of them an undercover psychopath? Lucy forces Jon to endure a professional photo shoot with her, and at the end of the show, Joe and Jon experience the ultimate midlife crisis.
2. Modern Living
Wednesday 10th July 2019
Jon Richardson and guests Richard Osman, Jessie Cave and Darren Harriott discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with modern living - has inventing got out of hand, is magic dead, and what's lurking in Jon's search history?
3. Leisure Time
Wednesday 17th July 2019
Jon Richardson and guests Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty and Lucy Beaumont discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with leisure time - are pubs dying? What are e-sports? And does Jon have a secret fetish?
4. Health
Wednesday 24th July 2019
Jon Richardson and guests Rob Beckett, Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with health. Are we due a plague? Is noise a silent killer? And is it really a good idea for Rob to take up boxing?
5. Consumerism
Wednesday 31st July 2019
Jon Richardson and guests Lucy Beaumont, Angela Barnes and Jamali Maddix discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with Consumerism. Is the High Street dead? Why aren't people recycling? And is it about time Jon got a new look?
6. People
Wednesday 7th August 2019
Jon Richardson and guests Josh Widdicombe, John Robins and Holly Walsh discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with People - are greetings getting out of hand? Are robots doing all our thinking? And how is Josh offending so many people over text?
7. The Future
Wednesday 14th August 2019
Morgana Robinson, Lolly Adefope and Matt Forde categorise and rank worries to do with The Future. What will we look like in the future? Will robots steal our jobs? And is Elon Musk really going to nuke Mars?
8. Global Affairs
Wednesday 21st August 2019
Sara Pascoe, Phil Wang and Catherine Bohart discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with Global Affairs. Does the world hate Britain? What are micronations? And can Jon survive the end of the world?
9. Holidays
Wednesday 28th August 2019
Tom Allen, Rosie Jones and Matt Forde join Jon to ask if they could they survive a foreign prison? Are drones getting out of hand? And can Jon overcome his fear of public nudity?
10. Planet Earth
Wednesday 4th September 2019
Jon Richardson and guests James Acaster, Rebecca Front and Ivo Graham address Jon's worries to do with Planet Earth - is the world keeping secrets from us? Is it getting smaller? And more importantly, is it totally screwed? Ivo puts his primal instincts to the test when he hunts roadkill in Cornwall, and at the end of the show, Jon does his bit to save the planet... with a pub quiz. And resident futurologist Mark Stevenson joins Jon and his guests, while Dr Jon Copley discusses the deep sea.