Julian Clary joins Richard
Libertarian author PJ O'Rourke on his new book, Don't Vote. Julian Clary has a new DVD, Lord of the Mince. David Cameron criticised for repeating 'offensive' John Bercow dwarf joke.
American libertarian PJ O'Rourke starts the show by talking to Richard about his new book Don't Vote. He talks about President Barack Obama and his healthcare policy, and why, as a new UK government initiative starts to measure our contentment, he is surprised that Prime Minister David Cameron cares if he is happy or not.
Also in the first hour, Julian Clary joins Richard to talk about the DVD of his latest stand-up tour, Lord of the Mince. He tells Richard why he loves innuendo, how enthusiastic he got when learning to ballroom dance for Strictly Come Dancing, why he didn't tour for six years and how the 91热爆 Radio 4 comedy panel show Just a Minute makes him nervous.
David Cameron has repeated a joke suggesting that the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow is a dwarf. In the second hour of the programme, John Connerty, co-founder of Walking with Giants, a charity for people with primordial dwarfism, tells Richard why he was so offended by the remarks. He believes that Mr Cameron has broken the law.
For this week's prestigious Help! feature, we gather together cleaning expert Annette Heywood, chef Phil Vickery and gardener Chris Collins.
And our text and emailers act as our correspondents to describe the amount of snow in their neck of the woods.
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PJ O'Rourke on his anti-Vietnam war protests
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- Thu 25 Nov 2010 14:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live