Rob Newman
Robert Newman has been writing and performing comedy for radio, television and stage since the late eighties.
His Radio 4 series, Rob Newman on Air, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October, 2022, alongside the accompanying tour, Rob Newman On Stage.
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Rob writes and performs regular BBC Radio 4 shows including: Rob Newman's Half Full Philosophy Hour; Total Eclipse of Descartes and The Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, the latter two of which won the BBC Audio Drama Award for best comedy. He has also written four novels and two non-fiction books. Seventeen years ago he coined the phrase No Planet B, which has since entered the language.
He can do all kinds of voices. All kinds.
Television
| Robert Newman's History of Oil Writer / Performer | Robert Newman's History of Oil - Writer / Performer | 2013 | |
| Rob Newman's History of the World... Backwards Actor/Writer | Rob Newman's History of the World... Backwards - Actor/Writer | 2007 |
Film
| Robert Newman: From Caliban to Taliban - 500 Years of Humanitarian Intervention Writer / Performer | Robert Newman: From Caliban to Taliban - 500 Years of Humanitarian Intervention - Writer / Performer | 2007 | |
| Robert Newman: Resistance Is Fertile Writer / Performer | Robert Newman: Resistance Is Fertile - Writer / Performer | 2001 |
Books
| Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide Writer | Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide - Writer | 2017 | |
| The Trade Secret Writer | The Trade Secret - Writer | 2013 | |
| The Entirely Accurate Encyclopedia of Evolution Writer | The Entirely Accurate Encyclopedia of Evolution - Writer | 2005 | |
| The Fountain at the Centre of the World Writer | The Fountain at the Centre of the World - Writer | 2003 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| The Philosophy Show Writer / Performer | The Philosophy Show - Writer / Performer | 2019 — 2022 | |
| Total Eclipse of Descartes Writer / Performer | Total Eclipse of Descartes - Writer / Performer | 2018 |
Radio
| Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour Writer | Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour - Writer | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 |
| Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour Performer | Rob Newman's Half-Full Philosophy Hour - Performer | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 |
| Total Eclipse of Descartes Writer / Performer | Total Eclipse of Descartes - Writer / Performer | BBC Radio 4 | 2018 |
| Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide Writer / Performer | Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide - Writer / Performer | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 |
| Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution Writer / Performer | Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution - Writer / Performer | BBC Radio 4 | 2015 |
