Richard Wilson - Believe It!

Believe It!

From BBC Radio 4. Written (sort of) and Narrated by Richard Wilson.

Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Now he has. And it's all true... or is it?

He narrates the series, weaving in and out of dramatised scenes from his fictional life-story. He plays a heavily exaggerated version of himself: a Scots actor and national treasure, unmarried, private, passionate about politics, theatre and Manchester United (all true), who's a confidant of the powerful and has survived childhood poverty, a drunken father, years of fruitless grind, too much success, monstrosity, addiction, charity work, secret work for governments and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery (not true). All the melodramatic staples of celebrity-autobiography are wonderfully undercut by Richard's deadpan delivery.
(The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference to his famous catchphrase.)

Richard is supported by a small core cast viz:
David Tennant
John Sessions
Lewis Macleod
Arabella Weir
And Jane Slavin
Who play anyone and everyone!

Ghost written by Jon Canter
Produced by: Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.

Episode 1: Drink

Why does Richard Wilson get drunk every 25th November?

Episode 2: Rivals

Did you know Sean Connery was offered the part of Victor Meldrew, before Richard Wilson?

Episode 3: Boots

Richard Wilson reveals why he sleeps with a pair of miners' boots by the bed.

Episode 4: Power

Does power drive you mad? Richard Wilson knows. So do Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.