Kicking off a series of themed but potentially misremembered anecdotes from Andy Hamilton.

Starting with sport - a subject very close to Andy's heart and something he’ll argue you should try and care about as well – however much of a non-fan you may claim to be! Expect heavy old leather footballs, annoyingly helpful cricket teammates and a round of golf interrupted by poisonous snakes.

Through comic observations and personal anecdotes, Andy examines how much (or how little) things have changed in the 60ish years he's been on this planet.

Andy was born in Fulham in 1954, read English at Cambridge and then in 1976 began writing comedy for BBC Radio, on programmes like Week Ending and The News Huddlines. In 1990, he and Guy Jenkin created Drop the Dead Donkey for Channel 4.

Andy has spent much of his working life making acute observations about politics and family life.

In 2007, again with Guy Jenkin, he created the massive TV hit, Outnumbered, which celebrated the chaos of life with young children. More recently they created the highly topical Ballot Monkeys for Channel 4, which charted the absurdities of the General Election and then the EU Referendum.

For over 20 years he has been playing the part of Satan in his Radio 4 sitcom, Old Harry's Game. Andy is also a popular panellist on shows such as The News Quiz and Have I Got News For You.

In following episodes, Andy will sort of remember class, religion and stupidity.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019. Show less