Will Smith and his Tao
May 29, 2008
Will Smith is obsessed with Bergerac, the classic TV show set in Jersey.
Having one guiding force - an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao - he uses the recordings to make sense of his life.
First heard on BBC Radio 4, over four episodes Will navigates the minefields of justice, individuality, love and machismo.
The Tao tells Will to be himself. So why did going to the sixth form ball dressed as Gandalf make him uncool? And is it wrong to dump a woman because she doesn’t alphabetise her CDs?
Very funny mixture of stand-up and studio guests with some great comedians involved including Matt Holness (Garth Marenghi), Adam Buxton and Dan Tetsell.
At the end of each episode Will Smith gets the audience to shout out random names of films, and then links each film to an episode of Bergerac in six moves or less - it has to be heard to be believed.
A comic tour de force.
