Charlie Higson Pt 1 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor

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Dec 7, 202558:06Arts

Screenwriter, comedian, showrunner, actor, novelist, podcaster, musician, singer... Charlie shares so many projects from his long and varied career that we didn't have time to fit them all into 1 episode - so listen out...

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