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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

David Sedaris was not always an award-winning writer and satirist. For two consecutive Christmases, he was elf at a New York department store. These are extracts from his diaries. Show more

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David Sedaris
Producer:
Steve Doherty

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Hobby Bobbies

Series 2

Blackmail

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Some murky corruption resurfaces for Britain's longest serving and laziest PCSOs. Stars Richie Webb and Nick Walker. From 2014. Show more

Woof

True Tales of Romance and Failure

A Foreign Tongue

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Chris Neill with comic tales of his first love, Pierre-Claude from his school French book and a date with a cellist. From 2018. Show more

Woof

True Tales of Romance and Failure

Episode 3: The Price of Luxury

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 2 months

Chris Neill relays a bruising encounter and the transformative effects of hard-boiled egg. With Martin Hyder. From 2018. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5

Episode 1: The Understudy; Big Boy

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist on questionable childcare in ‘The Understudy’ and one flush not sufficing in ‘Big Boy’. From 2015. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5

Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

An obsessive quest for fitness in ‘Stepping Out’ and a tale of over-zealous security in ‘The Vigilant Rabbit’. From 2015. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5

Leviathan

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist tackles a Thanksgiving family gathering in ‘Leviathan’ plus another instalment from his diary. From 2015. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5

Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist tackles being small in ‘Little Guy’ and coffee queue protests in ‘Now Hiring Friendly People’. From 2015. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 5

Calypso; Follow Me

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humorist with an upshot of an unorthodox minor operation in ‘Calypso’ and selfie culture in ‘Follow Me’. From 2015. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

Untamed & Theft By Finding

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Untamed - a fresh story from the New Yorker. From 2017. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

Of Mice and Men; A Can of Worms

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Of Mice and Men and A Can of Worms, plus questions. From 2017. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

Suitable for Framing; Diary Extracts

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Suitable for Framing and extracts from his diaries. From 2017 Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?; A Modest Proposal

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares Can You Spare A Tie? and A Modest Proposal. From 2017. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately; Diary extracts

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares A Number of Reasons I've Been Depressed, Lately. From 2017. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 6

The Perfect Fit; Audience Q&A

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares The Perfect Fit, plus there’s an audience Q&A. From 2017. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 1

Episode 1: Six-to-Eight Black Men; Just a Quick Email

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humorist reads from his extensive published stories and articles, including some guilty secrets. From April 2010. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist on a colonoscopy in 'The Happy Place' and the right lighting in 'The Shadow of Your Smile'. From December 2013. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 4

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist on his guilt using his family in his writing in 'Repeat After Me', plus more diary extracts. From December 2013. Show more

Meet David Sedaris

Series 4

Episode 3: #2 to Go; Innocents Abroad

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The American humourist on food issues on a trip to China in 'Number 2 to Go' and learning languages in 'Innocents Abroad'. From December 2013. Show more