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Ed Reardon's Week

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.

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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Series 16
1. A Crumbling Edifice
Another defeat from the jaws of victory.
30 Jun 2025,28 mins
Series 16
2. A Pigeon in Sainsbury's
The serious decision of naming a cat.
07 Jul 2025,28 mins
Series 16
3. 'Gen Ed'
A reunion with an old friend.
14 Jul 2025,28 mins
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4. Artificial Asininity
A new job, an old acquaintance and a tortoise.
21 Jul 2025,28 mins
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5. For the Sake of the Planet
Commissions are thin on the ground
28 Jul 2025,28 mins
Series 16
6. Blocked!
Has Ed stopped writing for good?
04 Aug 2025,28 mins
Series 15
1. The Storyteller
Ed Reardon, curmudgeonly author bar none, returns for a new series.
13 Jul 2023,28 mins
Series 15
2. Pallet Wood Inspirations
Maggie introduces Ed to the world of pallet wood.
20 Jul 2023,28 mins
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3. The Bromance
Ed strikes up a friendship with a like-minded chap called Derek.
27 Jul 2023,28 mins
Series 15
4. Ed in Paris
Ed heads to Paris where his seminal novel is to be re-published.
03 Aug 2023,28 mins
Series 15
5. Ed Reardon is on Fire!
Ed decides to run an online quiz.
10 Aug 2023,28 mins
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6. The Mousetrap
Ed secures a role with an independent production company.
17 Aug 2023,28 mins