A Brief History Of the Truth BBC Radio 4, Seriously. Joe Queenan is witty, thoughtful and Interesting

I have always loved Joe Queenan , he has a way of positing facts and opinions whilst being clever and witty and finding a path not always considered. 

On his Radio 4 programme under the Seriously strand Queenan takes a variety of voices , plays with the form and takes the listener on a journey around the truth. 

There is nothing said that is unreasonable , the extracts and commentators are perfectly selected, the listener may have heard some of the pieces selected (such as Hilary Mantel's Reith Lecture) but its unlikely they will have heard all the extracts. What makes it different is the format , Queenan plays with the form , shines light upon magic and walks back and forward over information giving the tale a shaggy dog element . 

If you like Queenan its a obvious selection and i can image some of the Radio 4 crew might hate this but if you do then lets be honest you are wrong headed and lack something , somewhere and you may need help 

If you needto have a brief (very brief) primer on Queenan i will save you using google .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Queenan


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