Gerry Anderson and the tale of the hypnotised hen



Gerry Anderson and the tale of the hypnotised hen

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28 Sep 2022 at 06:25
Gerry Anderson and the tale of the hypnotised hen



Ask anybody who knew him and they will tell you there was nobody like Gerry Anderson for "turning a conversation into a carry-on".

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Now eight years after his death, the BBC Radio Ulster broadcaster's unique style is being appreciated by a whole new audience.

A clip from one of his radio programmes - featuring a hypnotised hen - has resurfaced and gone viral on Twitter, picking up more than two million views.

It was taken from a 2011 episode of the series On The Air, in which real-life audio from Gerry's weekday radio show was set to animation.

The man who owned the hypnotised hen has now revealed the background to the incredible call and spoken of his fondness for Gerry.

"A friend of mine used to say: 'If there was a spark Gerry would be fanning it until it turned into a fire,'" said Pat Fairon from County Armagh.

'A backup squak'
Pat had phoned the Gerry Anderson Show after hearing, on the previous day's programme, about a man who had a way of placing hens under hypnosis.

He had given it a go on one of his birds, which, he tells Gerry, "hasn't moved since".

The broadcaster then coaxes and coaches Pat as he revives the bird from its hypnotised state.

Mayhem ensues as a Child of Prague statue is broken and the bird escapes through a window.

'Ahead of his time'
Gerry started working as a radio presenter in 1984 and went on to become a household name in Northern Ireland.

The animated On The Air series, made by Belfast-based animation company Flickerpix, gave a fresh perspective on the quirky phone calls he took from listeners on his radio programme.

The hypnotised hen clip was given new life after it was tweeted by journalist Paul O'Kane on 21 September.

Broadcaster Lorraine Kelly and Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee are among those who have shared it since then.