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Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his imaginary sandwich bar.

Radio 4,20 episodes

Episodes

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Series 5
1. The Sense of an Abrupt Ending
Changes of government, global power struggles and making up gossip for a living
01 Mar 2025,28 mins
Series 5
2. What is this place you have brought me to Roger?
Liverpool, Vietnam and a song about a man called Roger.
01 Mar 2025,28 mins
Series 5
3. Jumping the Shark
Sequels, the pursuit of inspiration and how you can tell if you're old or not.
01 Mar 2025,28 mins
Series 5
4. Unsweet Charity
Charity, our ultimate life quests and a strange house plant that refused to die.
01 Mar 2025,28 mins
Series 4
A Monopoly of Violence
Alexei considers the role of the police force using stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
20 Oct 2022,28 mins
Series 4
The Revolving Door
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
27 Oct 2022,28 mins
Series 4
The Way We Live Now
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
03 Nov 2022,28 mins
Series 4
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition.
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
10 Nov 2022,28 mins
Series 3
Corbyn and the Left
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
12 Sep 2019,28 mins
Series 3
Santa Claused Faced Old…
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
19 Sep 2019,28 mins
Series 3
Rage and Resentment
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
26 Sep 2019,28 mins
Series 3
Kings of Comedy
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
03 Oct 2019,28 mins
Series 2
Britain's Place in the World
Alexei Sayle delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy.
09 Nov 2017,28 mins
Series 2
The Financial Crash
Alexei Sayle considers the causes and fallout of the 2008 financial crash.
16 Nov 2017,28 mins
Series 2
Death and Travel
Alexei Sayle considers travel to places both real and imaginary.
23 Nov 2017,28 mins
Series 2
La Vie Moral
Alexei considers how one might live an ethical life.
30 Nov 2017,28 mins
Series 1
Pretending & Sandwiches
Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from his Imaginary Sandwich Bar.
15 Nov 2016,30 mins
Series 1
Political Beliefs
Alexei Sayle delivers stand-up, memoir and philosophy from his Imaginary Sandwich Bar.
22 Nov 2016,30 mins
Series 1
Careerism
Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990s.
29 Nov 2016,30 mins,
Series 1
History and the Role of the Entertainer
Alexei explores the role of the entertainer and explains why he will never go on Strictly.
06 Dec 2016,30 mins