Henry Normal Library Tour | Radford/Lenton

Back once again for another tour of Nottingham Libraries, Henry Normal and friends treat us to a tour of the book palaces of our city.

Henry will be accompanied at Radford/Lenton Library by poet Dan Webber

Henry is a writer, poet, television and film producer, founder of the Manchester Poetry Festival (now the Literature Festival) and co-founder of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. In 2017, he received a special BAFTA for services to television.

He co-wrote and script edited the multi-award-winning Mrs Merton Show and its spin-off Mrs Merton and Malcolm, and co-created and co-wrote the first series of The Royle Family. With Steve Coogan, he co-wrote Paul and Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan’s Run, Tony Ferrino, Doctor Terrible, Coogan’s live tours, and the film The Parole Officer.

As co-founder and Managing Director of Baby Cow Productions, he executive produced and script edited numerous acclaimed projects, including Philomena, Gavin and Stacey, Moone Boy, The Mighty Boosh, Red Dwarf, Nighty Night, and Alan Partridge.

Since retiring in 2016, he has written and performed a series of BBC Radio 4 shows combining comedy, poetry and family stories. His memoir A Normal Family (2018), co-written with Angela Pell, became an Amazon bestseller.

Dan Webber (he/him) is an award-winning LGBTQ+ poet, comedian, promoter, and producer based in Derby, described as “rumbustious” by The Stage (March 2026).

He has performed widely across the UK, including at Glastonbury Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the UK Ghost Story Festival, and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. He was named BBC Local Poet for Derby for National Poetry Day (2016) and made his West End debut in 2017.

His collections include Genre Fluid (2019), The Derby Witness (2022), and Whispers From The Woods (2025), all held in the National Poetry Library. His work spans commissions, festivals, competitions, and publications, with a strong presence in both live performance and print.