Author:Will Smith,Roger Dew,John Nettles
The complete BBC Radio 4 series starring comedian Will Smith and John Nettles. Will Smith is obsessed with Bergerac, the classic TV show set in Jersey, and has one guiding force: an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao. This helps Will find a way through when the road seems blocked. Now Will brings the Tao of Bergerac to you. First heard on BBC Radio 4, over four episodes Will navigates the minefields of justice, individuality, love and machismo. The Tao tells Will to be himself. So why did going to the sixth form ball dressed as Gandalf make him uncool? And is it wrong to dump a woman because she doesn’t alphabetise her CDs? Each episode features guest-starring cameos from John Nettles and climaxes with Will’s tour-de-force – the ‘Six Degrees of Bergerac’ – where he links the TV show to any film suggested by the audience in six steps or less.
Hughes knows his subject inside out . . .makes you want to rush out and revisit each of these movies right away
—— EmpireExtremely funny, brilliant
—— Sunday TelegraphEngaging, eccentric, hilarious, incredibly good company. A wonderwall of moments and memories . . . one of our most entertaining authors
—— IndependentVery, very funny . . . the kind of book you'll want to press on your friends
—— GQWitty, terrific, stupendously funny
—— Daily TelegraphWarm, funny . . . wonderfully accurate and evocative . . . we close the book wanting more
—— Times Literary SupplementPitch perfect
—— Financial TimesFunny, perceptive, thought-provoking. Armitage has a poet's eye for the poignant detail and the bigger theme
—— ScotsmanEvocative and engaging
—— Tim Willis , Sunday Telegraph