Jeremy Hardy to feature in various comedy shows including "Blackadder Goes Forth" (1989), and has presented a television documentary about the political background to the English Civil War as well as an edition of "Top of the Pops" in 1996. He was one of the two team captains on the BBC Two game show "If I Ruled the World" that ran for two series in 1998–1999. He has become best known for his work on BBC Radio 4, particularly on "The News Quiz", "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" and his long-running series of monologues "Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation". His
BBC Radio Comedy Writers Bursary of the BBC Radio Comedy Department's output as well as script-editing sketch-shows and sitcoms. Bursary recipients are also encouraged to develop new formats and create their own shows. The names of the writers who have received the bursary were first displayed on a commemorative wooden plaque, set up at the retirement of the Head of Light Entertainment Radio, Jonathan James-Moore. Following the Department's change of location, the current whereabouts of the plaque are unknown. The list of writers' names was later displayed on the wall outside the toilets at the BBC Radio Comedy office. BBC Radio Comedy Writers Bursary The