Ben Elton, the writer of Filthy Rich & Catflap, sat down for a chat before his recent Perth show in support of What Have I Done?, an autobiography rich with Catflappian detail.
Between Ben's new autobiography and this chat, a bunch of big questions are answered. He's dropped tons of new context around the creation of the show that should keep Filthy Rich scholars (??) updating texts and speculating for years. It's enorm!
Fans of The Young Ones, Happy Families, Upstart Crow, The Thin Blue Line and Ben's many novs & musicals will have a field day with the book, getting handy new details.
Tuck in Loobies, this is a holy grail ep!
Thanks again to Ben, the Regal Theatre, and the stage door manager dude downstairs at The Maj.
3 Oct 2025
Nigel Planer - Young Once
Nigel Planer's new autobiography 'Young Once' is hitting the shelves and he joins us to chat about its creation. So tune in for tres bona tales from an amazing life!
Nigel recalls working with Polari-speakers in his early theatre days and working on the creation of the Filthy Ralph character with Ben Elton - and a ton of killer non-Catflap anecdotes.
Much like 'Dinner with Richie', this chat covers all the vital topics: poetry ... fine arts ... golf. (well, not golf!)
Thanks again to Nigel and to Alice at John Murray Press. Cheers.
21 May 2025
Talking Bottom with Talking Bottom
The team from Talking Bottom (Mat Brooks, Angela Pearson and Paul Tanter) chat about the writing of their upcoming book 'Talking Bottom: A Guide to the Cult Sitcom (https://linktr.ee/talkingbottom)'.
Years in the making, the book releases on 3 July 2025 and is available for preorder ... and their podcast (https://linktr.ee/talkingbottom) will be coming back for a fresh season of eps!
And if you're quick, you can catch the Talking Bottom crew at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (https://www.rikmayallcomedyfestival.com/header/) (maybe a few tickets still available) and at their book launch in July - so tune in for details.
Enjoy!
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