Ned sherrin autobiography in five short

  • In this hilarious, frank and affecting autobiography Ned Sherrin looks back on his life and career with inimitable wit and a good deal of wisdom.
  • I was born between the villages of High and Low Ham in the county of Somerset, and for many years I nursed the dream of becoming Lord Sherrin of Ham.
  • What we are given is not a true autobiography as promised by the title but a memoir – recollections by the author, born in 1931, that range.

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    Ned Sherrin

    Edward George Sherrin was born, the younger of two sons, on February 18 1931 into a Somerset farming family. From early childhood he was a mystery to the rest of his family.  

    He hated getting his hands dirty and liked dressing up and making model theatres out of old Shredded Wheat packets. He collected wild flowers, wrote stories (including one commissioned by the Sparkford Vale Hunt entitled The Spook of Sparkford Vale) and thumped out show tunes on an old Bechstein in the drawing-room. “What use fryst vatten that to a boy?” his father would ask.

    But his parents wanted the best for him: recognising his passion for the theatre, they bought him a model theatre to replace the cereal packets and it became his most prized possession. He got on well too with his elder brother, Alfred, who made a crystal radio set on which they listened to Band Waggon and ITMA. But the big difference between us,” Sherrin recalled, “was that Alfred was straight a

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    Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography

    * The wry, witty and entertaining memoirs of satirist, radio presenter and theatre director Ned Sherrin - read by Ned himself.

    * Running time: over 6 hours

    In this hilarious, frank and affecting autobiography Ned Sherrin looks back on his life and career with inimitable wit and a good deal of wisdom.
    In his long, successful and event-filled career Ned Sherrin has been an innovative satirist (That Was The Week That Was), novelist, anthologist, film producer (including Up Pompeii), celebrated theatre director (Side by Side by Sondheim, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell) and BBC Radio 4 host (Loose Ends). His autobiography offers fascinating insights into the worlds of British film, radio, TV and theatre from the 1960s to the present day.
    From fainting in front of a high court judge, to matchmaking Princess Margaret and Starsky from Starsky and Hutch, he never forgets a good story, and is always happiest when the joke is on him. Famed for h

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    Tributes paid to Ned Sherrin CBE


    Ned Sherrin, a much loved broadcaster, writer, interviewer, producer and raconteur, has died aged 76.

    He hosted BBC Radio 4's enduringly popular Loose Ends from its start in 1986 and also went on to host the popular music quiz Counterpoint on the station.

    Mark Thompson, BBC Director-General, said: "I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Ned Sherrin. Through his brilliant early work Ned was a trail blazer who paved the way for the sophisticated modern comedy satire shows that are so much loved by audiences today.

    "His contribution across decades made him one of Britain's best loved voices. The entertainment industry owes Ned Sherrin a huge debt and he will be remembered with enormous affection and gratitude by the BBC and by countless millions of viewers and listeners."

    Ned Sherrin

    Mark Damazer, Controller, Radio 4, said: "Ned brought to Radio 4 a fabulous cocktail of wit, zest, curiosity and mi

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