Dave Gorman: Genius: Series 1, 2 & 3

by Dave Gorman

All three complete BBC Radio 4 series, where Dave Gorman and celebrity guests consider the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius ideas of the public. Series 1 - In a quest to unearth a genius idea, Dave Gorman, with the help of special guests Paul Daniels, Richard Madeley, John Fortune, Neil Innes and Stewart Lee peruse a parade of proposals to sort the worthy from the worthless, the inspired from the insipid, and decide which pitch wins the legendary ‘Genius’ trophy. Ideas proposed include using laughing gas to quell rioters, a bubble wrap stress-buster, a 99p coin and running the House of Commons by the rules of ‘Just a Minute’. Series 2 - Special guests Johnny Vegas, Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison, Brian Sewell, Carol Vorderman and Sid Waddell help Dave pore over another pot pourri of plots, plans, inventions and scams sent in by Radio 4 listeners. They include Bovril as a fizzy drink, turning parking meters into fruit machines, virtual reality headsets for chickens and perforated bread (which is the best thing since sliced bread). Series 3 - Germaine Greer, Gyles Brandreth, Matthew Wright, Rob Newman, Charlie Brooker and Simon Munnery try to unearth genuine gems of genius from some of a conveyor bed duvet, Lego prisons, talking parrots – and even an improved ‘Genius’ voting system! Bonus Includes the 2008 Christmas special with Lee Mack.





10 CDs. 9 hrs.

Genres: Audiobook, Nonfiction

Audio CD

First published November 5, 2009

About the author

David James Gorman is an English author, stand-up comedian and presenter. He has performed comedy shows on stage in which he tells stories of extreme adventures and presents the evidence to the audience in order to prove to them that they are true stories. He was a stand-up comedian before he became famous for Are You Dave Gorman?, then took a break from normal stand-up. He returned to stand-up in 2009 with a show called 'Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up' whose unique feature was that he cycled 1,563 miles from the southernmost point of Great Britain to the easternmost to the westernmost and then to the northernmost with a gig following each night.

He studied mathematics at the University of Manchester (but never graduated) and before his solo successes was in demand as a writer, having co-written three series of The Mrs Merton Show, as well as writing for many other TV series in the UK, including The Fast Show. His other writing credits include Jenny Eclair, Harry Hill and Steve Coogan.In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

Dave also regularly appeared on the BBC Three show, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a comedy show about the making of a celebrity panel show hosted by Rob Brydon. Dave Gorman is one of the show's team captains. In 2006 he became an occasional contributor on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also hosts his own radio series, Genius, and his documentary feature, America Unchained, was shown on More4 in February 2008. The book of the series was published in April 2008.