What show would your dad write fan fiction about?

In this episode, we put that question to Chrissy Derbyshire, and complete the Barry Derbyshire trilogy. And what better way to complete that trilogy than by discussing Barry's hobbies?

In the episode, Chrissy tells us about Barry's passion for writing, including the 9 books that he's self-published, the children's books he used to write just for Chrissy, and the one and only poem he ever wrote. She also tells us about Barry's blues harmonica abilities (including the time he channelled 'The Blues Brothers' at a church party), and some of his favourite ways to annoy and embarrass Chrissy. We also dive deep into Barry's love for trolling flat earthers online, the fact that he used to be a Christian, and that he went to school with 3/4 of the band, 'The Who.'

Also in this episode, Chrissy tells us about her Christian upbringing as a self-described "horrible creep of a child, and her own hobby of writing 'Taskmaster' fan fiction. Joe reveals his crush on Steve from 'The Repair Shop,' and tells the story of the time he got ousted from a flat earther Facebook group for being ironic. Max defends '24 Hours in Police Custody' against Joe's ignorant attack, and his experiences with watching flat earther ASMR YouTube videos.

Barry on WordPress (including Chapter 1 of Mousehead): https://barrycderbyshire.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/mousehead-chapter-1/

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