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committed individuals that make up the playtime books team, in order to
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England 1558 - 1603.
The filthy genes of the Blackadder dynasty bubble to
the surface of history's melting pot as Lord Edmund,
arrogant peer-about-town, swaggers with a big head and
small beard in search of grace and favour from the
stark raving mad Queen Bess.
Listen as Lord Blackadder falls in love with a girl
named Bob, takes over the job of executioner whilst
almost losing his own head, schemes to raise £1,000 to
pay off a perverted Bishop, goes on a far-off sea
voyage to the remote country of France, and plays
charades with a member of the Spanish Inquisition. |
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Perhaps the ultimate
in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series,
which began in 1969, was conceived, written and
performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin,
Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones.
Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are legendary:
the dead parrot, the Ministry of Silly Walks, The
Lumberjack Song, And Now for Something Completely
Different and many more.
Available to download as a single sketch. |
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The shrill summons from 'the
beast of Torquay' can only mean one thing - the most famous
hotel in the history of comedy is once more serving its classic
recipe for howls of helpless laughter. So here they are again -
snobbish, boorish, disaster-prone Basil Fawlty, his vulgarly
genteel wife Sybil, their cackhanded Spanish waiter Manuel and
unflappable maid-of-all-work Polly. Together they ensure the
funniest, best-loved sit-com of all time, a timeless masterpiece
of frantic farce. |
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Dead Ringers
transports you to an alternative Radio 4 where deadly
continuity announcers rule the roost and Home Truths
finally (inevitably?) clashes with John Peel's Radio 1
Show. Where a desperate Time Lord calls directory
enquiries in search of his sworn arch-enemy and Alan
Bennett and Thora Hird are the kind of thugs you most
certainly wouldn't share your buttered scones with. |
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All the old favourites are here
- The Slobs, Lee and Lance, Tim Nice But Dim, The Self Righteous
Brothers, but there's also a barmy bunch of jolly amusing new
characters. There's Jurgen the German, an irritating tourist who
can't stop apologising for the war; Julio Geordio, Newcastle's
latest Colombian signing whose football is as good as his
English isn't; plus the Dutch gay policemen, The Toddlers, the
couple who hate each other and many more. |
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From the annals of wartime
Britain come four brilliantly funny episodes with Captain
Mainwaring's fully trained Home Guard platoon, ever ready to
strike terror into the heart of the Wehrmacht from their unit in
Walmington-on-Sea. Always prepared to fight to the finish, this
endearing team of characters are at their incompetent best in
these wonderfully entertaining adventures specially adapted for
radio.
So... Prepare for fame, hypnosis, the arrival of a Nazi pilot
and a top secret military exercise. |
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Jim Belushi is a national
celebrity who has starred in numerous movies as well as the
current hit TV show airing on ABC, According to Jim. His “guy’s
guy” take on things has led to a huge following among both men
and women who can’t get enough of Jim and his irrepressible take
on life. Now he’s sharing his unique perspective with a
hilarious new book about dating, marriage, and sex that is sure
to hit home with every red-blooded American male, and the women
who love them. Any guy will relate to Belushi’s advice from the
school of hard knocks, such as the Big Toe Theory, about how
women encroach on a man’s territory, and how to avoid the Pearl
Harbor Phenomenon, when women attack without provocation. |
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