Jasper Rees's guest appearances

Jasper Rees

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Orion Books

Baillie Gifford Prize

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Matt Reeves

Ian McKellen

Arianna Huffington

Nikki Smith

Julian Fellowes

Karen Kilgariff

Ursula K. Le Guin

James Joyce

Rebecca Reid

Caitlin Doughty

Josh Axe

Peter James

Rainbow Rowell

Simon Sebag Montefiore

OwlTail

Jasper Rees is the author of "Let's Do It" the authorised biography of Victoria Wood. The book was written with the consent of Victoria's children following her death in 2016.   Jasper wrote the book by listening to audio recordings mad by Wood herself in preparation to write a memoir.  "Let's Do It" has just been published in paperback and is a must read for any Victoria Wood fan. The book was described by the guardian as "a brilliant tribute while also – somehow, almost – bringing Victoria Wood back to life in all her complicated glory".  This interview was recorded live at the Cat Laughs Podcast Festival in Kilkenny in December 2020.   You can buy "Let's Do It" by Jasper Rees here  Follow Gearoid Twitter: @gearoidfarrelly Instagram: gearoidfarrelly Facebook: /gearoidfarrelly  Follow Jasper Rees Twitter: @JasperRees

Jasper Rees is the author of "Let's Do It" the authorised biography of Victoria Wood. The book was written with the consent of Victoria's children following her death in 2016. Jasper wrote the book by listening to audio recordings mad by Wood herself in preparation to write a memoir.  "Let's Do It" has just been published in paperback and is a must read for any Victoria Wood fan. The book was described by the guardian as "a brilliant tribute while also – somehow, almost – bringing Victoria Wood back to life in all her complicated glory". This interview was recorded live at the Cat Laughs Podcast Festival in Kilkenny in December 2020. You can buy "Let's Do It" by Jasper Rees <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Do-Authorised-Biography-Victoria/dp/B084ZSG7G2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V01QR4ISJ6KY&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=lets+do+it+jasper+rees&amp;qid=1629899697&amp;sprefix=lets+do+it+jasper+%2Cgift-cards%2C157&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Follow Gearoid Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/gearoidfarrelly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gearoidfarrelly</a> Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/gearoidfarrelly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gearoidfarrelly</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gearoidfarrelly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">/gearoidfarrelly</a> Follow Jasper Rees Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JasperRees" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JasperRees</a>

Ep 57: Queen Victoria with Jasper Rees 

Victoria Wood

Trapeze audiobooks presents an extraordinary multi-voice tribute to one of Britain's most talented and most loved entertainers: Victoria Wood.This audiobook features narration from some of the extraordinary voices who worked with Victoria over her career:Susie BlakeRichenda CareyCelia ImrieDuncan PrestonAnne ReidDaniel RigbyKate RobbinsDavid ThrelfallJulie WaltersJane WymarkWith an introduction read by Jasper Rees and two recordings of Victoria Wood's classic Ballad of Barry and Freda.'I was born with a warped sense of humour and when I was carried home from being born it was Coronation Day and so I was called Victoria but you are not supposed to know who wrote this anyway it is about time I unleashed my pent-up emotions in a bitter comment on the state of our society but it's not quite me so I think I shall write a heart-warming story with laughter behind the tears and tears behind the laughter which means hysterics to you Philistines...'From 'Pardon?' by Vicky Wood, Aged 14. Bury Grammar School (Girls) Magazine, 1967In her passport Victoria Wood listed her occupation as 'entertainer' - and in stand-up and sketches, songs and sitcom, musicals and dramas, she became the greatest entertainer of the age. Those things that might have held her back - her lonely childhood, her crippling shyness and above all the disadvantage of being a woman in a male-run industry - she turned to her advantage to make extraordinary comedy about ordinary people living ordinary lives in ordinary bodies. She wasn't fond of the term, but Victoria Wood truly was a national treasure - and her loss is still keenly felt.Victoria had plenty of stories still to tell when she died in 2016, and one of those was her own autobiography.'I will do it one day,' she told the author and journalist Jasper Rees. 'It would be about my childhood, about my first few years in showbusiness, which were really interesting and would make a really nice story.'That sadly never came to pass, so Victoria's estate has asked Jasper Rees, who interviewed her more than anyone else, to tell her extraordinary story in full. He has been granted complete and exclusive access to Victoria's rich archive of personal and professional material, and has conducted over 200 interviews with her family, friends and colleagues - among them Victoria's children, her sisters, her ex-husband Geoffrey Durham, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Dawn French, Anne Reid, Imelda Staunton and many more.What emerges is a portrait of a true pioneer who spoke to her audience like no one before or since.

Trapeze audiobooks presents an extraordinary multi-voice tribute to one of Britain's most talented and most loved entertainers: Victoria Wood. This audiobook features narration from some of the extraordinary voices who worked with Victoria over her career: Susie Blake Richenda Carey Celia Imrie Duncan Preston Anne Reid Daniel Rigby Kate Robbins David Threlfall Julie Walters Jane Wymark With an introduction read by Jasper Rees and two recordings of Victoria Wood's classic Ballad of Barry and Freda. 'I was born with a warped sense of humour and when I was carried home from being born it was Coronation Day and so I was called Victoria but you are not supposed to know who wrote this anyway it is about time I unleashed my pent-up emotions in a bitter comment on the state of our society but it's not quite me so I think I shall write a heart-warming story with laughter behind the tears and tears behind the laughter which means hysterics to you Philistines...' From 'Pardon?' by Vicky Wood, Aged 14. Bury Grammar School (Girls) Magazine, 1967 In her passport Victoria Wood listed her occupation as 'entertainer' - and in stand-up and sketches, songs and sitcom, musicals and dramas, she became the greatest entertainer of the age. Those things that might have held her back - her lonely childhood, her crippling shyness and above all the disadvantage of being a woman in a male-run industry - she turned to her advantage to make extraordinary comedy about ordinary people living ordinary lives in ordinary bodies. She wasn't fond of the term, but Victoria Wood truly was a national treasure - and her loss is still keenly felt. Victoria had plenty of stories still to tell when she died in 2016, and one of those was her own autobiography. 'I will do it one day,' she told the author and journalist Jasper Rees. 'It would be about my childhood, about my first few years in showbusiness, which were really interesting and would make a really nice story.' That sadly never came to pass, so Victoria's estate has asked Jasper Rees, who interviewed her more than anyone else, to tell her extraordinary story in full. He has been granted complete and exclusive access to Victoria's rich archive of personal and professional material, and has conducted over 200 interviews with her family, friends and colleagues - among them Victoria's children, her sisters, her ex-husband Geoffrey Durham, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Dawn French, Anne Reid, Imelda Staunton and many more. What emerges is a portrait of a true pioneer who spoke to her audience like no one before or since.

Let's Do It: The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees