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 2 significant amounts of comedy and sport. Notable broadcasters on Radio 2 in the 70s and 80s were Tom Edwards and Ray Moore who both singly presented the early breakfast show, Terry Wogan on breakfast, replaced by Ken Bruce and later Derek Jameson; Jimmy Young and his lunchtime news and current affairs show; 'Diddy' David Hamilton on mid-afternoons, John Dunn at what became known as drivetime. On Monday 6 January 1975, the broadcasting hours for BBC Radio 2 were reduced due to budget cuts at the BBC. The former 5am2am schedule was reduced to a 6am start up Mondays to Saturdays