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Believe It!

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Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography, based on glimmers of truth.

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Believe It!: Series 2

Richard Wilson

Michael Eaves

Lewis Macleod

Forbes Masson

Celia Imrie

Ian McKellan

Arabella Weir

Michael Higgins

Clive Brill

Jon Canter

Believe It!: Series 2: Episode 4

Episode 4

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BBC Radio 4 - Believe It!, Series 2, Episode 4

After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.

After a near death experience with his beloved cat, Richard Wilson decides to plan his own fantasy funeral. From January 2014.

Jon Canter's "radiography" of Richard Wilson returns for a second series.

Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Based on glimmers of truth, Believe It is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity autobiography of Richard Wilson.

He narrates the series with his characteristic dead-pan delivery, 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 McKellan (not true).

The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference his famous catchphrase.

Written by Jon Canter
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.

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Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography, based on glimmers of truth

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