Nigel Planer - aka Young Ones legend Neil

<p>Nigel joins Genevieve to reminisce about making the cult 1980s British comedy The Young Ones.     </p> <p>He explains the origins of his character Neil, how he got involved with Band Aid and recalls some of the dangerous stunts on the show - including the time he got injured by a giant chocolate eclair!     </p> <p>Nigel also talks about leaving Neil behind, moving into theatre and musicals, and treats us to his Magic Roundabout voice.     </p> <p>Plus he chats about writing one of the first parenting books for dads, shares some of his haikus and imagines a future world that has lost all our data after a digial meltdown in his new novel, Jeremiah Bourne in Time.     </p> <p><em>**Please note there is some swearing in this episode     </em></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">=====    </span></em></p> <p><strong>Win a signed copy of Jeremiah Bourne in Time!</strong> Go to <a href="https://www.celebritycatchup.com/p/win/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">celebritycatchup.com/win</a> to enter.     </p> <p>Nigel's latest novel, Jeremiah Bourne in Time is out now. You can find out more about the book and his poetry tour on his website - <a href="https://nigelplaner.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">nigelplaner.co.uk</a>     </p> <p>=====   </p> <p>If you enjoy Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did, don't keep it to yourself! Please tell a friend or share a screenshot on social media (and tag me!) so others can discover and enjoy it too.   </p> <p>If you'd like to say hello, you can find me on Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/CelebCatchUpPod">@CelebCatchUpPod</a> or Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/celebritycatchuppodcast/">@celebritycatchuppodcast</a>.   </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And if you'd like to support the show, find out more at <a href= "https://www.celebritycatchup.com/support/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">celebritycatchup.com/support</a>.      </span></p> <p>======   </p> <p>Episode hosted, produced and edited by Genevieve.   </p> <p>Theme music by