Journalist Sarfraz Manzoor on living in Luton and her adolescent obsessions with Bo Derek and pop music. With Rufus Hound. From September 2013. Show more
My Teenage Diary
Ian Rankin Special
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Ian Rankin reads from his teenage diaries, and talks to host Rufus Hound about life growing up as a wannabe writer and punk rocker in Fife in the 1970s. Show more
Ab Fab star Jane Horrocks tells of sunny days and crazy nights at the disco in Italy in 1980. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more
Camp comic and renowned homosexual Julian Clary reads out extracts from his teenage diaries in public for the first time. With Rufus Hound. From January 2011. Show more
Meera Syal reads embarrassing extracts from her teenage diaries out in public for the first time. With Rufus Hound. From January 2011. Show more
Victoria Coren reads extracts from her teenage diaries out in public for the first time. With Rufus Hound. From December 2010. Show more
Comedian and writer Sofie Hagen’s diaries are full of Westlife, dodgy poetry and boys. With Rufus Hound. From 2021. Show more
Rufus Hound invites Victoria Coren to read extracts from her teenage diaries. Show more
Robert Webb remembers the highs and lows of being 17 from his teenage diary extracts. With Rufus Hound. From June 2012. Show more
Caitlin Moran revisits being home-schooled in Wolverhampton with a novel published at just 15 years old. With Rufus Hound. From July 2012. Show more
Writer Toby Young revisits his tearaway teen years, when he had fun playing knock down ginger and skateboarding, but failed most of his exams. With Rufus Hound. From July 2012. Show more
Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Rhona Cameron who revisits her teenage years when she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality in a small Scottish town. Show more
Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson, who vividly remembers her teenage crush on Mick Jagger. From August 2012. Show more
Podcaster Olly Mann recalls boarding school and his love of soap ‘Neighbours’ through his diaries. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Jan Ravens recalls teenage crushes, slow dances and New Year's resolutions through her diaries. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Writer Julie Myerson delves into the diaries from her formative years, recounting her memories. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Bill Oddie recalls an extremely demanding Outward Bound course in the Lake District in 1958. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Poet Jackie Kay returns to her 1980s teenage years as a right-on, politically active student. With Rufus Hound. From July 2012. Show more
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. With Richard Herring. Show more
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. Show more