David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is surpassed only by his ability to make his stories even more hilarious when he reads them aloud. This is his first series for Radio 4, and he reads diary entries and essays from his books.

Episode 1
Six-to-Eight Black Men
Just a Quick Email

Episode 2
Let It Snow
The Cat and the Baboon
Keeping Up

Episode 3
Picapocketoni
I'll Eat What He's Wearing

Episode 4
Kookabura
With a Pal Like This