Ian Dury and performed the theme song "Profoundly in Love with Pandora" for the television series "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" (1985), based on the book of the same name by Sue Townsend, as well as its follow-up, "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole" (1987). Dury turned down an offer from Andrew Lloyd Webber to write the libretto for "Cats" (from which Richard Stilgoe reportedly earned millions). The reason, said Dury, "I can't stand his music." When AIDS first came to prominence in the mid-1980s, Dury was among celebrities who appeared on UK television to promote safe sex, demonstrating
Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary Life Theatre Awards. with "Chicken Little" nominated for the same award in March 2018. In December 2017, the Menier Chocolate Factory production of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" was nominated for the 2017 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical against "Follies", "School of Rock" and "Bat Out Of Hell". "Jet Set Go!" received rave reviews both in Edinburgh and London. Dominic Cavendish in "The Daily Telegraph" described it as 'a delightful, inventive and witty new musical' and Jay Richardson in "The Scotsman" wrote that ""Jet Set Go!" is one of those rare, unexpected delights". The 2009 production