Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac is a British

United Kingdom

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 radio comedy programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

 in 2007. The programme is presented by the comedian Will Smith

Will Smith (comedian)

Will Smith is a British comedian, actor and writer. He was born and grew up in Jersey and is known for his love and encyclopaedic knowledge of Bergerac, as well as his posh boy persona. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and Charterhouse School. He now lives in London...

 and concerns his obsession with the 1980s detective series Bergerac

Bergerac (TV series)

Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show...

starring John Nettles

John Nettles

John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE is an English actor, historian and writer who is best known for playing the lead roles in Bergerac and Midsomer Murders.-Early life:...

. Nettles makes cameo appearances in each episode reading from a fictional audio book The Tao of Bergerac. The series was released on CD in February 2008.

Episode titles and broadcast dates

1. "Justice" — 1 August 2007
2. "Individuality" — 8 August 2007
3. "Love" — 15 August 2007
4. "Machismo" — 22 August 2007