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In this second series of essays Adrian Edmondson finds five ways to consider moments of personal and career highs, lows and the bits in-between.

4. Fandom:
In which Adrian Edmondson ponders the nature of both being a fan and being the object of others' recognition:

鈥淚t isn鈥檛 quite the Beatles at Paddington Station, I鈥檓 talking around a dozen people, mostly girls, running towards me. But they run pell-mell. And I have to tell you, it鈥檚 not a nice feeling. It makes you quite panicky. I imagine it鈥檚 how the fox feels. My instinct, like his, is to run.鈥�

Adrian Edmondson studied drama at Manchester University where he met his comedy partner Rik Mayall.. He and Rik were part of the first wave of Alternative Comedy where their glorious pursuit of laughter and anarchic performances changed the comedic landscape forever. He starred as Vyvyan in The Young Ones, the series that blasted its way onto our screens tearing into our preconceptions of what television comedy could be. It was followed by Bottom which ran for three series on 大象传媒 television, had a spin off film (Guest Hotel Paradiso), and became a live show.

Adrian's career has since taken him into 'straight' acting as well, at the RSC, 大象传媒 TV鈥檚 War and Peace and EastEnders. He is a writer of books for adults and children; and co-wrote the television series Teenage Kicks. He has had an award-winning music career with his band The Bad Shepherds which fused punk and folk. And he is an award-winning music video producer.

Written and read by Adrian Edmondson
Produced by Caroline Raphael
Recorded by Shane O鈥橞yrne at The Soundhouse
Edited by Nick Manasseh at The Yard
A Dora Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3