This week we are delighted to present a funny, freewheeling conversation with author, actor, podcaster and comedy legend Charlie Higson! As well as co-creating The Fast Show and Down the Line, adapting Marple and Jekyll and Hyde for TV, hosting the Charlie Higson & Friends podcast and popping up in Broadchurch, he's the author of many books including the hugely successful Young Bond and The Enemy series. His latest is the sweet and hilarious kids book Worst Holiday Ever. We talked to him about Fungus, Octopi, Bond, diaries and Samuel Beckett’s influence on the Fast Show.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableCharlie Higson - Young BondCharlie Higson - The EnemyCharlie Higson - Worst Holiday EverElizabeth Jane Howard - Cazalet ChroniclesGeorge Eliot - MiddlemarchIan Fleming - ThunderballCervantes - Don QuixoteHerman Melville - Moby DickSamuel Beckett - Three NovelsSamuel Beckett - Krapps Last TapeSteve Martin - Born Standing UpMichael Palin - DiariesAndy Warhol - DiariesEB White - LettersRichard Burton - DiariesHenry 'Chips' Channon - DiariesNancy Mitford - The Pursuit of LoveChris Kraus - I Love DickPeter Godfrey-Smith - Other MindsMerlin Sheldrake - Entangled LifeGiulia Enders - GutWill Storr - Status GameWill Storr - Science of StorytellingFriends on the Shelf magazine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.