Audible is to release ‘The Timewaster Letters Compendium’ by Robert Popper (aka ‘Robin Cooper’) on 18th February 2021.
The production brings together the cult classicsĀ ‘The Timewaster Letters’Ā andĀ ‘Return Of The Timewaster’ LettersĀ in audio for the first time, with Dawn French, Peter Serafinowicz and Popper performing.
Written byĀ ‘Friday Night Dinner’Ā creator Popper in the mid-2000s, ‘The Timewaster Letters’ books were massive bestsellers, and featured the hilarious letters of āRobin Cooperā, in which he shared his madcap ideas, inventions and musings with everyone from the British Halibut Association to the Peanut Council. The letters – and equally funny replies – will be brought to life in this Audible exclusive by comedy giantsĀ French,Ā SerafinowiczĀ and Popper.
In addition to the two Timewaster books,Ā ‘The Timewaster Letters Compendium’Ā will feature a host of audio exclusive content, including many of Popperās ridiculously silly prank telephone calls, in which he poses as Robin Cooper. Thereās also an introduction by Popper himself,Ā aĀ fun, informative conversation between Popper and Peter Serafinowicz all about the history ofĀ ‘The Timewaster Letters’, and a world exclusive with āThe Cement Murder Mysteryā, the first thriller story (and possibly the worldāsĀ worstĀ thriller story) penned by Robin Cooper himself, and read by Jonathan Keeble.
Robert Popper is a writer, producer and performer, best known for creating the Channel 4 smash hit comedy,Ā ‘Friday Night Dinner’, as well as the award-winning spoof BBC2 science show,Ā ‘Look Around You’. He has worked on many of Britainās top comedy shows includingĀ ‘Peep Show’, ‘The Inbetweeners’, ‘The IT Crowd’Ā andĀ ‘Stath Lets Flats’,Ā as well as writing onĀ ‘South Park’.
‘The Timewaster Letters Compendium’Ā will be available to download from 18thĀ February 2021 exclusively atĀ www.audible.co.uk.