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The author and pipe-smoker's journey through his life literary.

What can be said about Ed Reardon that the man himself could not write with greater style and elan? The man who once ghost-wrote for Sooty is never lost for words. Even his recent theft of Edam from a 蜜芽传媒 redundancy party can't keep him off-air for long.

A warning to 12-year-old media charlatans though: it's time to tremble. Lynne Truss's fiercest critic is here to grace us in person. The scourge of the railway fare tariff and author of 'Who Would Fardels Bear' is set to receive his due - if we can keep him out of the betting shop long enough.

Ed's recent output includes the Stig's Xmas Book of Speed Camera Locations, but there's no denying his sheer artistic power, as he applies his singular talent to children's TV, misery memoirs, Original British Drama and even breaking a window.

Enjoy 6 hand-picked chapters of Ed's life:

* Ed Reardon's Week: series 1 (1/6) The Swim
The life of an author, pipe smoker, fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail. From 2005

* Series 3 (2/6) Dad
His father's visit sparks ideas of inheritance in the misanthropic writer's mind. From 2006

* Series 5 (3/6) Anger Management
Can grumpy Ed convince the local council that his temper is under control? From 2008

* Series 7 (4/6) Parsnip Junction
Ed is caught up in sibling rivalry as Ping's sister, Py, undertakes work experience at the agency. From 2011

* Series 7 (6/6) Summer of '76
Ed is befriended online by old flame Fiona, but should they get reacquainted? From 2011

* Series 8 (2/6) Original British Drama
Ed ends up working with his son, Jake, on a piece of 'genuine' factutainment. From 2012

Producer: Martin Dempsey

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra in 2012

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