Diary of a Somebody

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BBC - Freedom Pass Special - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019 . Retrieved 5 August 2019. Dylan comes across as quite sensible, intelligent and often seems to be the father figure in his and Brian’s relationship. Does Dylan think Brian is a good dad? Do you?

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Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I’m giving it to EVERYONE, and I want to appear clever and discerning.’ – Dawn French He has written short stories for BBC Radio 4 and his radio plays include A Portrait of Richard Hillary, Madonna's Plumber, [6] and A Nightingale Sang in Fernhurst Road. I have long envied artists who draw and sketch each day; who are able to transform ordinary visual experience into art – I imagine it to be a joy.Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew: our most memorable moments watching sport". Radio Times . Retrieved 5 August 2019. If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will love Brian Bilston' - Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder Club Only in poetry does he find refuge and relief, interlarding diary entries with his mischievous verses, some parodies of pop songs (REM, Bee Gees, Blur), some of actual poems, nearly all of them quotable. I especially like his haiku horoscopes: Life just gets worse. He sinks deeper and deeper into a state of lethargy, with only the cat for company, and his funny and sometimes subversive poems to lighten his mood. His focus narrows down to his neighbours’ bin day and other habits. He finds it difficult in his depressed state to engage with his teenage son Dylan who visits once a week. Sophie acquires a dynamic partner, the paragon of all virtues, a man whose success does not stop him from doing good deeds and who inspires Brian’s son with motivational quotes. As if life couldn’t get worse, this paragon decides he will relocate to the US taking Sophie and Dylan with him - this, just when Brian was starting to bond really well with his son. His son is reluctant to go. What do you think the turning point is for Brian? Do you think he now considers himself to be ‘a somebody’?

Diary Of A Somebody: 3 star review by Alex McCord Diary Of A Somebody: 3 star review by Alex McCord

Director, Nico Rao Pimparé does handle this well, and uses a number of techniques to try and minimise the disruption. Having quite so many characters isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it shows Orton and Halliwell’s day to day life in more vivid detail, although having to take on such a variety of different personalities, and accents, proves more challenging for some of the cast than others. Matthew has two sons and a step-daughter and lives in London and Suffolk with his wife. [ citation needed] Bibliography [ edit ] Brian’s life certainly needs improving. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, he seems to constantly disappoint his long-suffering son, and at work he is drowning in a sea of spreadsheets and management jargon. So poetry will be his salvation. But there is an obstacle in the form of Toby Salt, his arch nemesis at Poetry Club and rival suitor to Liz, Brian’s new poetic inspiration.

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Part tender love story, part murder mystery, part coruscating description of a wasted life, and interspersed with some of the funniest poems about the mundane and the profound, Diary of a Somebody is a unique, original and hilarious novel. Discussion Points Matthew was born in Lewisham, South London. [2] As a child he lived in Merle Common, Surrey, and then in nearby Oxted. He spent most of his teenage years in Burnham Market in Norfolk. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and read English at St Peter's College, Oxford. [3] Career [ edit ] Britain has a rich tradition of literary diarists, from Samuel Pepys and James Boswell to Frances Partridge and Alan Bennett. We also have a rich tradition of spoof diarists, who seem realer than real to many readers: Charles Pooter, Bridget Jones, Adrian Mole.

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So, to borrow from Jorge Luis Borges, the exact same words sound very differently to different ears - this both diminishes and extends the appeal of the play.

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St Peter's College, Oxford University – Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Of the supporting cast, Jemma Churchill is most adept at chopping and changing roles. Churchill gets to personify Mrs Edna Welthorpe, a fictional letter writing character created by Orton. Churchill also has the honour of delivering one of the funniest lines of the whole play, one which received a solid minute of sustained laughter from the audience.