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2. Why Have We Stopped Reading?

Pleasingly tall comedian Pierre Novellie uses his unique style of erudite bafflement to focus on the deep and the shallow in a comedic answer to In Our Time.

In this episode, all about why we’ve stopped reading, Pierre examines the sex-lives of elves, the evils of chess, the economics of pebbles and why the French are always cross.

As Pierre says -

“I’m delighted to be given the chance to perform my own comedy on the BBC, the original source of my obsession with comedy as a child. It’s a chance to bring my stand up to a hypothetically grateful nation.”

Written and performed by Pierre Novellie and produced & directed by David Tyler (“Cabin Pressure”, “One Person Found This Helpful”, “Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive” etc)

A Pozzitive production for the BBC

www.pozzitive.co.uk

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28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Jan 202618:30
  • Wed 21 Jan 202609:00
  • Wed 21 Jan 202622:00