David Spicer (writer)

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David Spicer is a writer, perhaps best known for his BBC Radio 4 comedy series. He has also written for gameshows and panel shows and television comedies. He may also be the author of the play Superheroes, [1] [2] based on the protest group Fathers for Justice .

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BBC Radio 4 comedy series

Game and panel shows

He has written for a number of games shows and panel shows, including:

TV comedy series

He has written for a number of comedy TV series including:

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