Boots
In his largely untrue radiography, Richard Wilson tells how he inherited a pair of Boots. With David Tennant. From May 2012.
Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one.
Based on glimmers of truth, Believe It is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson.
He narrates the series, weaving in and out of dramatised scenes from his fictional life-story. He plays a heavily exaggerated version of himself: a Scots actor and national treasure, unmarried, private, passionate about politics, theatre and Manchester United (all true), who's a confidant of the powerful and has survived childhood poverty, a drunken father, years of fruitless grind, too much success, monstrosity, addiction, charity work, secret work for governments and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery (not true).
All the melodramatic staples of celebrity-autobiography are wonderfully undercut by Richard's deadpan delivery.
(The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference to his famous catchphrase.)
Richard is supported by a small core cast viz
David Tennant
John Sessions
Lewis Macleod
Arabella Weir
and Jane Slavin
who play anyone and everyone!
Ghost written by Jon Canter
Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Actor | Richard Wilson |
Actor | David Tennant |
Actor | John Sessions |
Actor | Lewis Macleod |
Actor | Arabella Weir |
Actor | Jane Slavin |
Writer | Jon Canter |
Producer | Clive Brill |
Broadcasts
- Wed 23 May 2012 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 21 Apr 2013 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Fri 26 Apr 2013 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 26 Apr 2013 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 27 Apr 2013 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 28 Apr 2013 05:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 25 Feb 2016 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra