1. Schooling
From Orpington to Cambridge via Marlborough (twice). Reginald Perrin's creator David Nobbs reads from his autobiography.
"On 13th March, 1935, Hitler achieved air parity with Britain, Golden Miller won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the fourth time, the Duke of Norfolk shot a rhino, and I reluctantly exchanged the comfort of my mother's womb for the uncertainty of life in Orpington."
Comic novelist, scriptwriter and creator of the immortal Reginald Perrin - David Nobbs reads from his autobiography.
For starters, he recalls his early years...
Adapted in five parts by Patricia Hannah.
In addition to 鈥楾he Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin鈥�, David also created 鈥楢 Bit of a Do鈥� and 鈥楽hine a Light鈥�, as well as writing 20 novels.
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in April 2003.
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