Early Life
Hardy was born in Cheltenham, England, the son of Jocelyn (née Dugdale) and Henry Harrison Hardy. His father was headmaster of Cheltenham College. He was educated at Rugby School and Magdalen College, Oxford University, where his studies were interrupted by service in the Royal Air Force, after which he returned to gain a BA (Hons) in English. On BBC Radio Four's Desert Island Discs he described the degree he obtained as "shabby", although he treasures the time spent studying under C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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