Adrian Edmondson
Adrian Edmondson - Signs Of Life
- Radio factual
- BBC Radio 3
- 2021 - 2022
- 10 episodes (2 series)
A set of essays about personal and social change, written and read by Adrian Edmondson.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Sugar Sugar
Unhappy at boarding school in England, his family far away in Africa, Adrian remembers his first dance at the school disco and the moment that signalled the end of his childhood.
Further details
"So, it's the end of the 60s, and while the rest of the world is flailing around in an orgy of free love, self-expression and hallucinogenic drugs, I'm trapped in a small prison learning to repress my emotions. Turns out I'm bloody good at it! If the 11 plus had been about repression I would have passed no problem."
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 5th July 2021
- Time
- 10:45pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 3
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Adrian Edmondson | Host / Presenter |
| Adrian Edmondson | Writer |
| Caroline Raphael | Director |
| Caroline Raphael | Producer |
Press
The Essay: Adrian Edmondson review
These all-too-brief recollections prove him to be an evocative writer, mature but unshowy, whose short, simple sentences summon vivid pictures from his past.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th July 2021