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My Teenage Diary

Factual: Life Stories

Comedy: Chat

Rufus Hound invites a guest to read extracts from their teenage diaries

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My Teenage Diary: Series 1: Episode 2: Russell Kane

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Episode 2

Episode 2: Russell Kane

Russell Kane

BBC Radio 4 - My Teenage Diary, Series 1, Russell Kane

Russell Kane revisits his teenage diary for host Rufus Hound.

Rufus Hound is joined by comedian Russell Kane, whose poetry and reminiscences display just what it is to be unpopular, unattractive and unlucky in love.

My Teenage Diary is a six-part comedy series in which fully-grown comedians are given the chance to revisit their formative years by opening up their deeply intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for the very first time. 

Hosted by Rufus Hound. 

Rufus is joined by comedian Russell Kane, whose detailed accounts of everyday life as a teenager, combined with anger-fuelled poetry displays just what it is to be unpopular, unattractive and unlucky in love.

Producer: Victoria Payne
A talkbackTHAMES production for BBC Radio 4.

My Teenage Diary: Series 1

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Comedy: Standup

Rufus Hound invites comedians to read out their teenage diaries

Rufus Hound invites comedians to revisit their formative years by dusting off their teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time

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