Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar: Series 1

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 1 (320kbs-m4a/254mb/1hr51mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th November to 6th December 2016

The Godfather of Alternative Comedy delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his Imaginary Sandwich Bar.

Written and performed by Alexei Sayle

Original music and lyrics by Tim Sutton

Additional Material from Liam Beirne and Sarah Campbell

Producer: Joe Nunnery

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November/December 2016.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 1 - 1. PRETENDING AND SANDWICHES (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th November 2016

Alexei Sayle explores his impulse to pretend and love of sandwiches.

Along the way he reveals the little known origin of the prawn cocktail, debunks the myth that the Earl of Sandwich was the first person to put a bit of meat between two slices of bread and discusses the hidden depths of Taylor Swift.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 1 - 2. POLITICAL BELIEFS (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 22nd November 2016

Alexei explores his political beliefs system, looking back at his childhood in a communist household, his career as a drug-dealer and his physical attraction to Boris Johnson.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 1 - 3. CAREERISM (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 29th November 2016

Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990's, recounts a chance meeting with Ed Miliband, discusses rampant nepotism in most coveted careers and draws a striking comparison between capitalism and all you can eat buffets.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 1 - 4. HISTORY AND THE ROLE OF THE ENTERTAINER (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 6th December 2016

Alexei explores the role of the entertainer. Along the way he explains why he will never go on Strictly Come Dancing, the reason Newsnight needs to be 11 hours long and questions why TV comedy panel shows help rehabilitate the careers of 'war criminals'.

Starring Alexei Sayle, Jake Yapp, Nicholas Parsons and Paul Merton