Yours Truly, Pierre Stone

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20171025

20220610 (BBC7)

Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) has adapted his novel Yours Truly, Pierre Stone into a dark and disconcerting radio comedy.

The story is told in Pierre's own voice as he records messages for his most favourite TV star, Tess Daly and asks her all about her life - messages that are doomed to go forever unanswered.

But Pierre's passion to find out more about Tess's favourite dress gets in the way of him dealing with his own problems, including a mother in hospital and mounting uncertainty about where his next meal is coming from.

Pierre is a TV trivia obsessed innocent living in a world whose bigger challenges he would rather not think about.

Starring Alex Macqueen (The Thick of It) as Pierre.

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.

Sam Bain's comedy of a man so obsessed with celebrity trivia, his own life passes him by.

20171101

20220617 (BBC7)

Sam Bain's (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) adaptation of his dark comic novel about Pierre, a man too obsessed with celebrity trivia to pay attention to the disintegration of his own life.

This time Pierre is pondering the minutiae of a social media post about Tess Daly's breakfast choices and gets carried away sending her a message about the delights of a tube of Refreshers from the hospital vending machine.

But Doctor Misra interrupts him with some very bad news about his mother.

Starring Alex Macqueen.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.

Pierre ponders the minutiae of a social media post about Tess Daly's breakfast choices.

20171108

20220624 (BBC7)

Sam Bain's adaptation of his own darkly comic satirical novel about Pierre Stone, a man so engrossed in the lives of TV stars that he completely ignores the disintegration of his own life.

This time, Pierre's attempts to attract the attention of Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly leads to him dropping a line to Claudia Winkleman. Perhaps, he thinks, if he can play them off against each other Tess will get jealous and realise that she really ought to reply to at least one of his fan messages.

In his efforts to get Tess jealous enough to notice he exists, Pierre also recruits local ne'er-do-well Vicky to take part in a rather unlikely game of celebrity Twister...

Starring Alex Macqueen and Lolly Adefope.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.

Sam Bain's dark comedy about a man obsessed with celebrities while his life falls apart.

04 LAST

20171115

20220701 (BBC7)

Sam Bain's adaptation of his own comic novel tells the story of Pierre, a man too enthralled in the minutiae of celebrity gossip to notice that his house is about to be repossessed.

Pierre hits on a plan to finally make sure his favourite celebrity notices he exists.

All he needs is a ticket to Strictly Come Dancing and an out of date prawn sandwich.

Starring Alex MacQueen and Lolly Adefope.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.

Sam Bain's dark comic tale of a man too interested in TV stars to live his own life.

Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20171025	20220610 (BBC7)	Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) has adapted his novel Yours Truly, Pierre Stone into a dark and disconcerting radio comedy. The story is told in Pierre's own voice as he records messages for his most favourite TV star, Tess Daly and asks her all about her life - messages that are doomed to go forever unanswered. But Pierre's passion to find out more about Tess's favourite dress gets in the way of him dealing with his own problems, including a mother in hospital and mounting uncertainty about where his next meal is coming from. Pierre is a TV trivia obsessed innocent living in a world whose bigger challenges he would rather not think about. Starring Alex Macqueen (The Thick of It) as Pierre. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017. Sam Bain's comedy of a man so obsessed with celebrity trivia, his own life passes him by.
02	20171101	20220617 (BBC7)	Sam Bain's (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) adaptation of his dark comic novel about Pierre, a man too obsessed with celebrity trivia to pay attention to the disintegration of his own life. This time Pierre is pondering the minutiae of a social media post about Tess Daly's breakfast choices and gets carried away sending her a message about the delights of a tube of Refreshers from the hospital vending machine. But Doctor Misra interrupts him with some very bad news about his mother. Starring Alex Macqueen. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Pierre ponders the minutiae of a social media post about Tess Daly's breakfast choices.
03	20171108	20220624 (BBC7)	Sam Bain's adaptation of his own darkly comic satirical novel about Pierre Stone, a man so engrossed in the lives of TV stars that he completely ignores the disintegration of his own life. This time, Pierre's attempts to attract the attention of Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly leads to him dropping a line to Claudia Winkleman. Perhaps, he thinks, if he can play them off against each other Tess will get jealous and realise that she really ought to reply to at least one of his fan messages. In his efforts to get Tess jealous enough to notice he exists, Pierre also recruits local ne'er-do-well Vicky to take part in a rather unlikely game of celebrity Twister... Starring Alex Macqueen and Lolly Adefope. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Sam Bain's dark comedy about a man obsessed with celebrities while his life falls apart.
04 LAST	20171115	20220701 (BBC7)	Sam Bain's adaptation of his own comic novel tells the story of Pierre, a man too enthralled in the minutiae of celebrity gossip to notice that his house is about to be repossessed. Pierre hits on a plan to finally make sure his favourite celebrity notices he exists. All he needs is a ticket to Strictly Come Dancing and an out of date prawn sandwich. Starring Alex MacQueen and Lolly Adefope. A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Sam Bain's dark comic tale of a man too interested in TV stars to live his own life.