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Season 1, Episode 4
On the final leg of their journey, David Baddiel and Hugh Dennis head to the Mediterranean port of Le Somail and take a leisurely boat ride along the Canal du Midi. They head on to the city of Beziers and see the engineering genius behind the Nine Locks of Fonseranes, before it's off to a Languedoc vineyard and the final push to the coast and the seaside town of Sète
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Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
David Baddiel
(Presenter)
Tom Olney
(Series director)
Gill Brown
(Executive producer)
Steve Wynne
(Executive producer)
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Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
Born:
February 13, 1962
in
Kettering
Best Known For:
His regular slot on Mock the Week and The Now Show on Radio 4.
Early-life:
Peter Hugh Dennis was born in Kettering on February 13, 1962. His father was Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Hugh read geography at Cambridge, where he joined the famous Footlights and met future comedy partner Steve Punt. After graduating, he worked at Unilever for six years. Hugh and Steve worked the comedy circuit, including London's Comedy Store. There, they were spotted by Jasper Carrott, who offered the pair a slot on his show Carrott Confidential.
Career:
Punt and Dennis moved on to work on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel, before branching out into their own radio series, It's Been A Bad Week and the hugely popular The Now Show. Over the years, Dennis has appeared in a string of comedy shows, including The Imaginatively Titled Punt and Dennis Show, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You. As well as keeping busy with plenty of voice-over work, Dennis is also an accomplished actor. His CV boasts roles in My Hero and the popular sitcom Outnumbered. He has been involved with The Now Show on Radio 4 since 1998.
Quote:
"Everyone's careers go at different paces; you need to forget what other people are doing and concentrate on your own progress."
Trivia:
Away from performing, in 2007, Dennis took part in a mountain stage of the Tour de France.
David Baddiel
(Presenter)
Born:
May 28, 1964
in
New York
Best Known For:
Being Frank Skinner's best mate.
Early-life:
David Lionel Baddiel was born on May 28, 1964, in Troy, New York, where his Welsh father was working as a research scientist. His mother was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany. They moved to the UK when David was four months old. David's first script and performance almost got him expelled from the sixth form of The Haberdashers Aske School, Elstree. Academically, he excelled and earned a place at Cambridge University where he was vice-president of the famous Footlights club. David graduated from Kings College with a double-first in English Literature in 1986. He then began working on a PhD which he never finished.
Career:
During this period, Baddiel debuted on the London stand-up circuit, and wrote sketches with Rob Newman for BBC Radio 4's Week Ending. Fame followed in 1990 when the duo appeared as part of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Baddiel and Newman became the first comedians to sell out Wembley Arena. After the duo split, Baddiel formed a comedy partnership with Frank Skinner when they presented TV series Fantasy Football in 1994. They went on to make chart-topping Euro 96 football anthem Three Lions with the Lightning Seeds. Since then they've hosted several series of Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned, appeared together in the West End, and collaborated on podcasts during the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. Baddiel has also written various novels, including Time for Bed, Whatever Love Means and The Secret Purpose. He also wrote and starred in sitcom Baddiel's Syndrome.
Quote:
"I have an image of myself as thinner, so it's disappointing when I realise that I'm not."
Trivia:
He pens a regular books column for The Times.
Tom Olney
(Series director)
Gill Brown
(Executive producer)
Steve Wynne
(Executive producer)
