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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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Richard Wilson

Simon Greenall

Lewis Macleod

Steve Nallon

David Tennant

Jane Slavin

Lotte Rice

Samantha Spiro

Jon Canter

Clive Brill

Believe It!: Series 2: Episode 1: Victor

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Victor

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

Richard Wilson charts the extraordinary effect Victor Meldrew has had on his life.

Richard Wilson charts the extraordinary effect Victor Meldrew has had on his life. It's all true. Or is it? From December 2013.

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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