Rik Mayall success. On 23 August 2012, the BBC announced that Edmondson and Mayall's characters of Richie and Eddie would be returning in 2013 in "Hooligan's Island", a television adaptation of their 1997 tour of the same name. However, on 15 October 2012, Edmondson announced during an interview with BBC radio presenter Mark Powlett that the project was cancelled prior to production as he wished to pursue other interests. In September 2012, Mayall starred in "The Last Hurrah", a six-episode, full-cast audio series that he also co-wrote with Craig Green and Dominic Vince. In November 2012, Mayall narrated several children's books on
Rik Mayall "ABBA: Our Last Video Ever". Mayall voiced Edwin in the BBC show "Shoebox Zoo". In September 2005, he released an 'in-character' semi-fictionalised autobiography titled "Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ" (). At the same time, he starred in a new series for ITV, "All About George". In 2006, Mayall reprised the role of Alan B'Stard in the play "The New Statesman 2006: Blair B'stard Project", written by Marks and Gran. By this time B'Stard had left the floundering Conservatives and become a Labour MP. In 2007, following a successful two-month run in London's West End at the Trafalgar Studios, a