Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation
First broadcast from 19930930 to 20070424. (* = BBC7).
The much-acclaimed series of public addresses and observations on British culture and society, occasionally interrupted by sketches, in which stand-up comedian and Radio 4 regular Jeremy Hardy spins a subtle web of mirth.
- Titles are always given in the introduction.
- When series 5 was announced Jeremy Hardy wasn't sure how much material he could write for it, but the BBC listed it as having 6 episodes rather than the four it ended with.
- Series 7 does have titles, but I've not heard them yet.
- How To Make Your Presence Felt is sometimes listed as How To Stand Up And Get Noticed
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description | |
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| 01 | 01 | How To Stay Alive For As Long As You Possibly Can | 19930930 | 19931002, * 20040114, * 20041014, * 20041015, * 20050624, * 20050625, * 20070227, * 20070228, * 20100208 |  The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From September 1993.The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit. From September 1993. Entertainer Jeremy Hardy lays down his hot comedy thang. | |
| 01 | 01 | How To Live As Long As You Possibly Can | 19930930 | * 20040114 | ||
| 01 | 02 | How To Be Truly Free | 19931007 | 19931009, * 20040121, * 20040128, * 20041021, * 20041022, * 20041028, * 20041029, * 20050701, * 20050702, * 20050708, * 20050709, * 20070306, * 20070307, * 20070313, * 20070314, * 20100215 |  A series of amusing lectures where entertainer Mr Hardy lays down his hot comedy thang.Observational comedy and surreal lifestyle advice as Jeremy Hardy lectures on heaven, death and the afterlife. The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993. Comic lecture and sketches with Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993. | |
| 01 | 03 | How To Earn Your Place In Heaven | 19931014 | 19931016, * 20040121, * 20040128, * 20041021, * 20041022, * 20041028, * 20041029, * 20050701, * 20050702, * 20050708, * 20050709, * 20070306, * 20070307, * 20070313, * 20070314, * 20100222 |  The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993.The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. A series of amusing lectures where entertainer Mr Hardy lays down his hot comedy thang. Observational comedy and surreal lifestyle advice as Jeremy Hardy lectures on heaven, death and the afterlife. | |
| 01 | 04 | How To Be An Adult |  | |||
| 01 | 04 | How To Be An Adult | 19931021 | 19931023, * 20070320, * 20070321, * 20100301 | class="blq-clearfix"> The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993. The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit. From October 1993. In his regular address to Britain, Jeremy Hardy tackles 'Being Adult', with the help of Debbie Isitt and Steve Frost. | |
| 01 | 05 | How To Have Sex | 19931028 | 19931030, * 20041111, * 20041112, * 20050722, * 20070327, * 20070328, * 20100308 | The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993. The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Stephen Frost. From October 1993. In his regular address to Britain, Jeremy Hardy is aided by Steve Frost and Debbie Isitt. This week: sex, and how to have it | |
| 01 | 05 | How To Have Sex |  | |||
| 01 | 06 LAST | How To Know Your Place | 19931104 | 19931106, * 20040218, * 20040219, * 20041118, * 20041119, * 20050729, * 20050730, * 20070626, * 20070627 | Comedian Jeremy Hardy defines lunches and dinners in an examination of class and knowing your place. Jeremy Hardy sorts out your lunches from your dinners in an examination of class. | |
| 1 | 6 LAST | How To Know Your Place | * 20100315 | [unmatched BBC7 broadcast] The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From November 1993. . The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit. From November 1993. | ||
| 02 | 01 | How To Be A Familiar Figure Around Town | 19941006 | * 20030922 | ||
| 02 | 01 | How To Be A Popular Figure Around Town | 19941006 | * 20030922, * 20040225, * 20040226, * 20050805, * 20050806, * 20070515, * 20070516 | Jeremy strides through the moral cowpat of contemporary issues. Polite Brits, and what men really mean. Jeremy Hardy strides purposefully through the moral cow pat of contemporary issues. Polite Brits, what men really mean. with Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt. Jeremy Hardy strides purposefully through the moral cowpat of contemporary issues. | |
| 02 | 02 | How To Have A Baby | 19941013 | * 20030929, * 20040303, * 20040304, * 20050812, * 20050813, * 20070522, * 20070523 | Another lecture in which Jeremy Hardy wades gingerly through the process of having a baby. Another lecture in whichJeremy Hardy wades gingerly through the stinking and polluted foam of having a baby. with Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt The much acclaimed and controversial series in which Mr Hardy wades gingerly through contemporary issues. | |
| 02 | 03 | How To Be A Leader Of Men | 19941020 | * 20031004, * 20040310, * 20040311, * 20050819, * 20050820, * 20070529, * 20070530 | The Church and politicians come under comic scrutiny as Jeremy Hardy considers the qualities of successful leadership. | |
| 02 | 04 | How To Be A Father - Part 1 | 19941027 | * 20031013, * 20040317, * 20040318, * 20050826, * 20050827, * 20070605, * 20070606 | In his regular address to Britain,Jeremy Hardy is aided by Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt. This week: parenthood. | |
| 02 | 05 | How To Be A Father - Part 2 | 19941103 | * 20030719, * 20031020, * 20040324, * 20040325, * 20050902, * 20050903, * 20070612, * 20070613, *20030719 | Having looked at some of the well known fathers Jeremy comes to an important event - the naming of the child. | |
| 02 | 06 LAST | How To Meet The Challenge Of The 21st Century | 19941110 | * 20031027, * 20040331, * 20040401, * 20050909, * 20050910, * 20070619, * 20070620 | The much-acclaimed series in whichJeremy Hardy spins a subtle web of mirth. With Debbie Isitt and Gordon Kennedy. The final episode of Jeremy's 2nd series in which he strides purposefully through the moral cowpat of contemporary issues. | |
| 03 | 01 | How To Be A Man | 19970602 | * 20040407, * 20040408, * 20050916, * 20050917, * 20050923, * 20050924, * 20070703, * 20070704 | Jeremy Hardy examines the male species.
How do men express their emotions and is there really a feminine side to a man? with any two of Gordon Kennedy, Meera Syal, Debbie Isitt and Caroline Leddy. Jeremy is joined by Meera Syal and Gordon Kennedy. | |
| 03 | 02 | 19970609 | * 20070710, * 20070711 | Jeremy Hardy is joined by Meera Syal and Gordon Kennedy. | ||
| 03 | 02 | How To Bear Up Under The Strain | 19970213 | * 20040414, * 20040415 |
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| 03 | 03 | How To Make Your Presence Felt | 19970220 | * 20040421, * 20040422, * 20051007, * 20051008, * 20070717, * 20070718 | Jeremy Hardy, Gordon Kennedy and Meera Syal explain how, by means of informed discourse. Jeremy Hardy is joined by Meera Syal and Gordon Kennedy in how to stand up and get noticed. | |
| 03 | 04 | How To Improve Your Mind | 19970227 | * 20040428, * 20040429, * 20051014, * 20051015, * 20070724, * 20070725 |
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| 03 | 05 | How Can One Keep Up-to-date With The Latest Technology? | 19970306 | * 20040505, * 20040506, * 20051021, * 20051022 | Is it out of control and is human cloning on the agenda? Jeremy helps us to keep abreast of developing technology. Episode 5 of 6. | |
| 03 | 05 | How To Keep Abreast Of Developments | 19970306 | * 20040505, * 20040506, * 20051021, * 20051022, * 20070731, * 20070801 | Is it out of control and is human cloning on the agenda? Jeremy helps us to keep abreast of developing technology. Jeremy Hardy comedically lectures a studio audience on a specific topic. This week he helps us keep abreast of developing technology. | |
| 03 | 06 LAST | How To Be Happy | 19970313 | * 20040512, * 20040513, * 20051028, * 20051029, * 20070807, * 20070808 | Jeremy looks at different ways of being happy.
Jeremy Hardy looks at how to be happy with the assistance of Caroline Leddy. How can we all face the day with gladder hearts? In the last of the series,Jeremy Hardy attempts to unravel what makes us happy. With Gordon Kennedy and Caroline Leddy. | |
| 04 | 01 | How To Fight Fire With Fire | 20010906 | * 20030705, * 20031018, * 20040519, * 20040520 |
Recorded 20010904 - with Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt. | |
| 04 | 02 | How To Live | 20010920 | * 20040526, * 20040527, * 20051104, * 20051105, * 20071120, * 20071121 | Jeremy Hardy brings his incisive comedy to the nation. This week he discusses 'how to live' in 2001.
Recorded 20010918 - with Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt - recording and broadcast delayed for 1 week following World Trade Centre attack on September 11. | |
| 04 | 03 | How To Work | 20010927 | * 20040602, * 20040603, * 20051111, * 20051112, * 20071127, * 20071128 | Work. We all do it. Some more than others. But how essential is it? And how fair is it on the workers themselves?
Recorded 20010925. We all do it. Some more than others. But how essential is it? And how fair is it on the workers themselves? | |
| 04 | 04 | How To See Through Others’ Eyes | 20011004 | * 20040609, * 20040610, * 20051118, * 20051119, * 20071204, * 20071205 | This week, Jeremy's lecture demonstrates how to see things through the eyes of others. Recorded 20011002 - with Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt. Jeremy's lecture demonstrates how to see things through the eyes of others. | |
| 04 | 05 | How To Hand The World On To The Next Generation | 20011011 | * 20040616, * 20040617, * 20051125, * 20051126, * 20071211, * 20071212 |   Recorded 20010918 (second show).Jeremy talks about how best to hand the world over to children, and who really controls education. | |
| 04 | 06 LAST | When jeremy Hardy Spoke To The Nation | 20011018 | * 20040623, * 20040624, * 20051202, * 20051203, * 20071218, * 20071219 | Recorded 20010918 Graeme Garden takes a rosy look back at the golden years of the first, and many say the best, presenter of `Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation' - Jeremy Hardy. Graeme Garden takes a look at the life ofJeremy Hardy. Whilst Jeremy is in prison, Graeme Garden introduces clip highlights from the past series. Includes Religion, Sex and Death. | |
| 05 | 01 | How To Be Yourself | 20030108 | * 20060216, * 20060217 | Jeremy Hardy shares his free and frank views. With Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt. (Recorded 07/01/2003). | |
| 05 | 02 | How To Belong | 20030115 | * 20060223, * 20060224 | (Recorded 14/01/2003). This week Jeremy reveals the key techniques of belonging to the community which include bonding over the barbecue. | |
| 05 | 03 | How To Maximise Your Leisure | 20030122 | * 20060302, * 20060303 | Jeremy Hardy, assisted by Debbie Isitt and Gordon Kennedy, explains how to maximise your leisure. (Recorded 21/01/2003). | |
| 05 | 04 LAST | How To Be Young | 20030129 | * 20060309, * 20060310 | How can we enjoy it and hang on to it?Jeremy Hardy tells us how. Gordon Kennedy and Debbie Isitt help. | |
| 06 | 01 | How To Be Afraid | 20040909 | Attention listeners! Please stand by your wireless sets while Mr. Jeremy Hardy makes a broadcast of major comic import. Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy. Also starring Gordon Kennedy and Rebecca Front | ||
| 06 | 02 | How To Argue Your Position | 20040916 | Another instalment of the thoughts of Mr Hardy, the second funniest man in politics after George W Bush. Also starring Gordon Kennedy and Alison Steadman | ||
| 06 | 03 | How To Choose | 20040923 | Jeremy Hardy turns his blisteringly funny sense of humour onto the lightly humerous topics of Iraq, death, God and spiders. | ||
| 06 | 04 LAST | How To Live Life To The Full | 20040930 | Jeremy Hardy turns his blisteringly funny sense of humour onto the lightly humerous topics of Iraq, death, God and spiders. Gorden Kenedy & Juliette Stephenson. | ||
| 07 | 01 | How To Feel | 20070403 | 20070802 | Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guests Gordon Kennedy and Miranda Richardson | |
| 07 | 02 | How To Believe | 20070410 | 20070809 | Passion, polemic, wit and vigour with Britain's most dedicated satirist. Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guests Alison Steadman and Ewan Bailey | |
| 07 | 03 | How To Die | 20070417 | 20070816 | Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guests Pauline Mclynn, and Paul B Davies. | |
| 07 | 04 LAST | How To Look | 20070424 | 20070823 | Written by and starring Jeremy Hardy, with special guest Juliet Stevenson |
