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Meet Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive email.

Meet Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email, trying to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and charlatans.

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Christopher Douglas

Stephanie Cole

Brigit Forsyth

Philip Jackson

Geoff McGivern

Barunka O'Shaughnessy

Dan Tetsell

Geoffrey Whitehead

Andrew Nickolds

Dawn Ellis

Ed Reardon's Week: Series 11: The Rectifier

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Ed embarks upon writing a social history and family memoir.

Inspired by his great-grandfather, Ed embarks upon writing a serious social history book. Stars Christopher Douglas. From 2016.

Ed realises that one of the pleasures of being at university is that he can use his time to write about whatever takes his fancy. 

So it is that he embarks upon a definitive piece of social history about the workhouse, inspired by his own great-grandfather who, as an inmate, suffered at the hand of the terrifying Beadle. 

It seems too that history might be repeating itself when Ed discovers that his grandson, Smile, is suffering certain terrors of his own as he may be being bullied at nursery. 

The comical world of an author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.

Starring Christopher Douglas.

Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Jaz Milvain ...... Phillip Jackson
Bow-Tie Man ...... Geoff McGivern
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Inspector ...... Dan Tetsell
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Dawn Ellis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.

Ed Reardon's Week: Series 11

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Comedy. The curmudgeonly author takes listeners through his week

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