Believe It!
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2012 - 2022
- 23 episodes (6 series)
Richard Wilson narrates his autobiography. However not all of his bizarre and revealing stories are actually true. Also features David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Peter Capaldi, Antony Sher, John Sessions and more.
- Series 5, Episode 3 repeated Friday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2012 - 2022
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 23 (6 series)
- Stars
- Richard Wilson, David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Peter Capaldi, Antony Sher, John Sessions, Lewis Macleod, Arabella Weir and Jane Slavin
- Writer
- Jon Canter
- Director
- Clive Brill
- Producer
- Clive Brill
- Companies
Based on 'glimmers of truth', Believe It! is the bizarre, revealing and, most importantly, untrue celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson.
Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Richard, however, 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 and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery and Ian McKellen (not true).
All the melodramatic staples of celebrity-autobiography are undercut by Richard's deadpan delivery.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 9th May 2012 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 5, Episode 3: Friday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 3: Friday at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 3: Friday at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 3: Saturday 26th July at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 4: Friday 1st August at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 4: Friday 1st August at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 4: Friday 1st August at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 5, Episode 4: Saturday 2nd August at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 19th July 2025 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 2
- Friday 18th July 2025 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 2
- Friday 18th July 2025 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 5, Episode 2