Looking back over his life, from schoolboy crushes on girls and boys to discovering the power of making people laugh in the cambridge footlights with david mitchell, and from losing his beloved mother to becoming a husband and father, robert webb considers the absurd expectations boys and men have thrust upon them at every stage of life. Tim burgess with ian rankin at the edinburgh international book festival. How not to be a boy by robert webb jamie days diaries. Robert webb has structured his memoir how not to be a boy around traditional gender stereotype e. I wish there had been more, he clearly relied on them quite heavily to remind himself what he was like and what had been happening in his life, and they were funny. Adolescent musings from series 18 of the hit bbc radio 4 comedy series audiobook by various. Robert webbs teenage diary in 2012 robert webb was persuaded by radio 4 to read out his teenage diary to a live audience. Boys are brave, boys dont cry, men are good at directions. Pdf my teenage diary download full pdf book download. My teenage diary audiobook by various 9781787530423. Robert webbs memoir, how not to be a boy, is a brilliant and hilarious explosion of the myths surrounding masculinity and gender, based on his.
Last year he released his bestselling debut how not to be a boy, a book that is part memoir, part calltoarms. Collected together for the first time, these tearstained, lipsticksmudged, adolescent ramblings form the backbone of this book. Written by various, narrated by rufus hound, terry wogan, chris packham, robert webb, caitlin moran, meera syal, sheila hancock, russell kane, shappi khorsandi, full cast. Its truly interesting to read about his upbringing and how he worked his way towards his fame. Comedian robert webb writes about life, death and gender in the new partmemoir partmanifesto how not to be a boy.
My teenage diary is a radio 4 comedy show hosted by rufus hound featuring celebrities reading and discussing extracts from their teenage diaries. Funny touching and left you thinking the main character robert webb was not a great person which is very honest in a novel. Description of how not to be a boy by robert webb pdf. Its this selfexamination that forms the backbone of his recent book, how not to be a boy. Fortyfive episodes from series 18 of the sony awardwinning bbc radio comedy show, hosted by rufus hound. In this comingofage memoir, webb, who was born in 1972, tells the story of his upbringing as the youngest son of a workingclass woodcutter in the village of woodhall spa in lincolnshire. How not to be a boy by robert webb pdf download ebookscart. Rufus hound is joined by actor robert webb whose hilarious and sometimes abrasive teenage diary documents the highs and lows of being seventeen and the perils of kissing a girl at a party when. Robert webb s teenage diary in 2012 robert webb was persuaded by radio 4 to read out his teenage diary to a live audience. He was a voiceover in the irritating tv show great movie mistakes about infinitesimally small movie continuity calamities and played jez against longtime collaborator david mitchell in tvs peep show quite what makes robert webb think his memoir about growing up in comfy, lower middleclass, suburban lincolnshire in the 1980s is worthy of.
Adolescent musings from the hit bbc radio 4 series ebook. Meera syal, sheila hancock, robert webb and many more, these diaries give us a wealth of. Rachel johnson, meera syal, sheila hancock, robert webb and many more, these diaries give us a wealth of. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Listen to my teenage diary adolescent musings from series 18 of the hit bbc. After seeing simon from savidgereads mention how not to be a boy i couldnt resist picking it up even thought its not my normal thing at all. Written by various, audiobook narrated by rufus hound, terry wogan, chris packham, robert webb, caitlin moran, meera syal, sheila hancock, russell kane, shappi khorsandi, full cast. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Personal highlights for me were caitlin moran she is my patronus and robert webb. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. In this hilarious and revealing show, host rufus hound invites his guests to revisit their formative years by dusting off their intimate teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time.
My teenage diary by harriet jaine overdrive rakuten. Robert webb is the author of how not to be a boy 4. Collected together for the first time, these tearstained, lipsticksmudged, adolescent ramblings form the backbone of this book, edited by series producer, harriet jaine. The narrative is driven largely by extracts from his diary, and punctuated by conversations his 40odd year old self has with the teenage robert, the twentysomething robert. Teen fictions written in diary format, or published diaries. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. How not to be a boy is a witty, honest comingofage story with a subtext that tackles masculinity and manhood.
Rachel johnson, meera syal, sheila hancock, robert webb, and many more, these diaries give us a wealth of. Come again is the hilarious, brilliantlyplotted story of kate who wakes up one. Adolescent musings from the hit bbc radio 4 series by harriet jaine isbn. Download audiobooks narrated by robert webb to your device. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
His previous book, how not to be a boy, webb s first foray into book writing, was autobiographical. Robert webb describes his background, the intimate details of his teenage life and his family with the kind of exquisite comic touch we have become accustomed to over the years. My teenage diary, series 4, robert webb bbc radio 4. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As youd expect from someone who went on to be a writer and comedian, his diary is brilliantly written and very funny, particularly read aloud in webbs deadpan style. It was quite good today because i bought two books including the my teenage diary compilation from the radio 4 show. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month. Browse audiobooks read by robert webb sorted by best. Robert webb completely loses it was it something i said. Theres parts of the diary that are hard and theres just embarrassed. In this extract from his new memoir, the comedian and actor revisits a village childhood overshadowed by the violent temper of his father and the premature death of his mother.
Robert webb on the death of his mum, a difficult dad and. I think its a must read for men and women alike, but especially men. My teenage diary by various artists jamie days diaries. Robert webb is one of my favorite comedians, so i went right for this book.
Robert webb remembers the highs and lows of being 17 from his teenage diary extracts. In this comingofage memoir, webb, who was born in 1972, tells the story of his upbringing as the youngest son of a workingclass woodcutter in the village of woodhall spa in. Ian rankin reads from his teenage diaries, and talks to host rufus hound about life. My teenage diary another brave celebrity revisits their formative years by opening up their intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in. My teenage diary is available now in book form and in audiobook. Adolescent musings from the hit bbc radio 4 series 9781785943362. Buy how not to be a boy large type large print edition by robert webb isbn. As youd expect from someone who went on to be a writer and comedian, his diary is brilliantly written and very funny, particularly read aloud in webb s deadpan style.
Very cleverly it finishes with robert webb s diary. The predators by mark washburn goodreads share book. He then proceeds to demonstrate how he has never lived up to any of these, never quite. I was interested in reading this book but not chomping at the bit. So i just finished how not to be a boy by robert webb which was a goodish book. As i started it a few months ago, and then got distracted with something else and only just returned to it having forgotten what i had read and had to start from the beginning again. Bbc radio 4 my teenage diary, series 4, robert webb. Robert webb on the death of his mum, a difficult dad and suicidal thoughts robert webb is one of the countrys most successful comedians, but in his searingly honest autobiography he explores the. I started reading some and i and i think its going to be really good. The actor, comedian and writer robert webb reveals the fallout from his snog with both debbie and sarah at his 17th birthday party at the beagle in my teenage diary, as. Webb portrays his life to date in a series of vignettes which vary from the banal to the deeply introspective to a wider questioning of the world he found himself growing into. Robert webb will be familiar to many as one half of mitchell and webb and, perhaps even more so, as jeremy in peepshow. Really is a memoir but it includes some extracts from the diaries he kept as a teenager.
A debut novel from robert webb, the bestselling author of how not to be a boy. Robert webbs memoir, how not to be a boy, is a brilliant and hilarious explosion of the myths surrounding masculinity and gender, based on his own childhood. The hard stuff was i happened to be keeping my diary while my mum got ill and died and so obviously those. If you are going to spend your hard earned dollars on any audiobook this year then make sure it is my teenage diary. Terry wogan, chris packham, robert webb, caitlin moran, meera syal, sheila hancock, russell kane, shappi khorsandi, full cast, bbc digital audio. Hilarious and heartbreaking, how not to be a boy explores the relationships that made robert who he is as a man, the lessons we learn as sons and daughters, and the understanding that sometimes you arent the luke skywalker of your life youre actually darth vader. The latest kind of diary ive read is how not to be a boy by robert webb. Herring, shappi khorsandi, sheila hancock, meera syal, arabella weir, robert webb.