Stephen Fry hosts this programme on the joys of the English language as heard on BBC Radio 4. The English language is chockfull of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.
Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? is a comedy/quiz/interview show that opens with Feldman's signature monologue of political and social satire....
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Genius is the comedy series, broadcast on Radio 4, that sees Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions from the public....
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Archie Taylor offers incessant talker Jamie Tennyson a fortune if he can keep quiet for a year. It's a bet that Tennyson can't resist and insists on winning at any cost....
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Thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the alreadymarried Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman....
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Jean Shepherd muses on the impact of dirty glasses, shopping for cars with the old man, flyswatters, growing up with the White Sox and the great divide between Southside and Northside baseball fans....
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He's back! Budleigh Salterton's most famous citizen, traveller and worldly guru knows nothing about football or Germany, but from the moment he decides to book a strolling holiday in the Schwarzwald....
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Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs, and catchphrases are legendary....
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Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a topical, eventsdriven radio comedy hosted by comedy guru Iannucci recorded in front of a live audience....
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Tim BrookeTaylor, Willie Rushton, Graeme Garden, and Barry Cryer
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BBC WW
Normal Retail Price
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$ 23.62
Audible Price
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$ 16.53
To celebrate 30 years of the extremely popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, this release brings together two special editions....
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Jean Paul Sartre said, 'Hell is other people'. But, as Satan will tell you, Hell is actually a fiery, unendingly cruel domain where Oliver Reed can never quite catch the barman's eye....
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Nicholas Parsons presents four more speciallyselected archival episodes of the everpopular comedy panel game from its early days....
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TV cowboy star Rance McGrew finds himself in a real Old West story where Jesse James challenges him to a showdown over television's negative depiction of outlaws....
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Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better offers a mixture of standup, sketches and songs. There'll be lifechanging advice too....
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Audible by Alan Twigg
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