Biography

It’s hard to find information about Jeremy Hardy, but here are some facts I managed to put together through listening to his shows and recordings, and from you, dear readers.

He was born in Aldershot 1961-07-17.
He went to Farnham Boys Grammar School for Girls
He went to Southampton University (the only University that applied to become a Polytechnic). I believe he studied History 1979–82. [Thanks Carol Martin, who claims to have been in his tutorial group!]
He lives in Balham, South west London, near Arthur Smith. He used to live in Streatham.
He is an atheist
He may have a cat (name unknown at present)
He has a daughter who was born in 1991
He no longer supports the Labour Party and ended one of his Guardian articles with the bitter phrase “Blairism isn’t working”. Many think this is why the paper dropped him.
He voted for the London Socialist Alliance in the London mayoral elections, and could frequently be seen around the city leafleting for them
He is not very tall (don’t get your hopes up, ladies)
Speaks to the Nation was the most complained-about radio programme ever, at least until King Stupid, which had the same producer, David Tyler.
He got into trouble for bringing into question Jesus’ sexuality on the News Quiz (“He sat on the right hand of God.”, “Get thee behind me, Satan!”). Such was the strength of complaints received from the God mob, the programme was reedited before the repeat went out!
He wrote for the short-lived children’s sketch show Lift Off! With Coppers And Co! with John Langdon (now a writer for Bremner, Bird and Fortune) and Steve Punt. I remember watching this when I was a kid—it’s one of my earliest TV memories, along with the first episode of Blackadder II and Filthy, Rich and Catflap.
He does have access to the internet (see M Neil’s email below, subsequently confirmed by Dave, who connected him to it).
Mr Hardy supports the reunification of Northern Ireland with Eire (“Northern Ireland is part of Ireland, not Britain, as can clearly be seen from aerial photographs”). However, this view is controversial.
Jeremy watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but only to keep abreast of ‘yoof kulchur’
He has asthma, developing it at 40 because there’s so much crap in the air. At a recording of STTN, he inhaled so much Ventolin that it took him a few days to come down again. Mmm. Ventolin.
He is now over 40 and is looking for sheltered accommodation, but his daughter is still too young to choose it for him.