Richard Osman: Pointless host talks 'very happy' move to politics ‘Do that in a heartbeat’

express.co.uk:

In a new move for the TV host, he has released murder mystery novel The Thursday Murder Club, which he described as being a “gripping read” and "unashamedly mainstream”.He divulged to The Times: "I've always, as much as I fight it, been mainstream.”"There's no kudos in that and it's easier to do something trendy, but that's how I grew up."The book was an opportunity for Richard to explore the freedom of writing and also express opinions that he would usually avoid letting come to the surface.The plotline revolves around a group of amateur sleuth OAPs who investigate cold cases until there’s an actual murder that occurs in their retirement village.Richard in the novel shows how modern Britain is a place of acceptance and multiculturalism.The.