Alan's father, a City accountant, brought up Alan, his younger sister and older brother, mostly on his own in a detached house in Loughton, Essex, following the death of his mother. He was frequently in trouble at Bancroft's school in Woodford Green.
Five months after he left college, he was earning his living on the comedy circuit, and secured his first TV slot within six months.
Comic's factual series returns
Alan Davies’ Radio 4 series Life Without is to return for a second series.
Ten more 15-minute programmes have been commissioned, each considering what might happen if an element of the world suddenly disappeared.
Series one, which ran from February to April, examined subjects such as bees, the Moon or changing the clocks.
And the second run – which starts on October 15 – will include bats, memory, the Gulf Stream and tears.
Rubina Pabani, executive producer at programme-makers ITN Productions, said: ‘Alan brings the perfect mix of humour and rigour to the series.’
Published: 18 Sep 2026
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Book (2020)
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DVD (2016)
Alan Davies - Little Victories
Book (2010)
The Second Book Of General Ignorance
DVD (2008)
QI. The C Series
DVD (2008)
QI: The C series
DVD (2008)
QI: The B series
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