Genre | Comedy |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
Written by | Alexei Sayle |
Produced by | Joe Nunnery |
Original release | 22 November 2016 |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar is a stand up and storytelling BBC Radio 4 show hosted and written by Alexei Sayle.[1]
The show features Alexei delivering "a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his imaginary sandwich bar".[2][3] It has garnered critical acclaim, winning a BBC Audio Drama award in 2020.[4]
The first episode aired in 2016, with 4 series having aired as of 2023. A 5th series is in the works.
A tie-in book was released in 2017.[5]
Episodes
Series 1
Ep | Title | Original air date |
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1 | Pretending and Sandwiches | 15 November 2016 |
2 | Political Beliefs | 22 November 2016 |
3 | Careerism | 29 November 2016 |
4 | History and the Role of the Entertainer | 6 December 2016 |
Series 2
Ep | Title | Original air date |
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1 | Britain's Place in the World | 9 November 2017 |
2 | Political Beliefs | 16 November 2017 |
3 | Careerism | 23 November 2017 |
4 | History and the Role of the Entertainer | 30 November 2017 |
Series 3
Ep | Title | Original air date |
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1 | Corbyn and the Left | 12 September 2019 |
2 | Santa Claused Faced Old... | 19 September 2019 |
3 | Rage and Resentment | 26 September 2019 |
4 | Kings of Comedy | 3 October 2019 |
Series 4
Ep | Title | Original air date |
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1 | A Monopoly of Violence | 20 October 2022 |
2 | The Revolving Door | 27 October 2022 |
3 | The Way We Live Now | 3 November 2022 |
4 | Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. | 10 November 2022 |
References
- ↑ Barfe, Louis (25 November 2016). "The Lady".
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Audio Drama Awards 2020". BBC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar: Based on the Hilarious BBC Radio 4 Series - Sayle, Alexei: 9781408895825 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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