Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

盖比·哈钦森·克劳奇

Meet the Writers

艺术

2024-07-28

26 分钟
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For years, author and satirist Gabby Hutchinson Crouch has scoured the week’s news for material to use on the programmes in BBC Radio 4’s Friday-night topical slot, ‘Dead Ringers’ and ‘Newzoids’. She has also written for ‘Horrible Histories’, the Bafta-winning children’s series inspired by ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Monty Python’. Today she discusses her latest book, the first in a new ‘historical romantasy’ series, and is quizzed by a ‘Horrible Histories’ enthusiast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Hello, this is Meet the Writers.

  • I'm Georgina Godwin.

  • My guest today is a satirist who's written for some of the most iconic works of comedy in recent British history.

  • For years, she's scoured the week's news for material on the legendary Programs in Radio 4's Friday Night topical slot and mimicked politicians and public figures.

  • Writing for BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers and ITV's Newsoids.

  • She's written for Horrible Histories, the BAFTA and British comedy Award winning series that turned an entire generation of children into history buffs.

  • Using humor inspired by the likes of Blackadder and Monty Python, she's now emerged as the writer of equally hilarious novels and her most recent book is Cursed Under London.

  • Gabby Hutchinson Crouch.

  • Welcome to Meet the Writers.

  • Was that correct?

  • I mean, I've missed out so much of what you've done.

  • It's quite extraordinary.

  • I mean, yeah, it's kind of it.

  • I'm not a performer, so I certainly didn't do any mimicking.

  • I wrote for our brilliant.

  • Yeah, I write for a lot of amazing performers, people like jan Ravens, Lewis McLeod, who are so funny.

  • And the news quiz and the now show rip.

  • Yeah, well, I mean, just so much in there.

  • But I'm wondering where it all started.

  • Were you a funny child?