My Name Is Daphne Fairfax. Arthur Smith. Copyright: Heavy Entertainment
My Name Is Daphne Fairfax
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Arthur Smith reads from his autobiography in which he reflects on the nature of comedy and his past. Features Arthur Smith.
Press clippings
Book Review: My Name Is Daphne Fairfax
With increasing age, Smith appears to have found his metier, as one of the original contributors to the TV phenomenon Grumpy Old Men. Having become "moderately famous - the best kind of famous to be", he has now embraced his true calling as a professional bad-tempered old sod.
Alfred Hickling, The Guardian, 29th August 2009The comic who would be Daphne Fairfax
Arthur Smith's comedy has lit up the West End and made him a Radio 4 regular. Now he has put it all in a book.
Janice Turner, The Times, 25th April 2009Book extract: My Name is Daphne Fairfax
The comic surveys his career as a stand-up in this extract from his autobiography.
Arthur Smith, The Times, 25th April 2009