Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar: Series 4

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 4 (320kbs-m4a/254mb/1hr51mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th October to 10th November 2022

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

Producer: Joe Nunnery

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October/November 2022.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 4 - 1. A MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 20th October 2022

Alexei considers the role of the police force, discusses his own involvement in the 'spy cops' scandal, draws comparisons between President Assad and a beloved British comedian and details his seven stages of grief post the 2019 general election.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 4 - 2. THE REVOLVING DOOR (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 27th October 2022

Alexei contemplates the revolving door between politics and big business and makes a case for becoming the UK's defence minister.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 4 - 3. THE WAY WE LIVE NOW (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 3rd November 2022

Alexei discusses the motivations of the rich and considers a historic counter-factual involving a young Jacob Rees Mogg.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR: SERIES 4 - 4. REPETITION. REPETITION. REPETITION. (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 10th November 2022

Alexei explores the place that repetition holds in our culture, discusses his time as an author on the arts centre circuit and debuts a new slam poem entitled "I Hate Keir Starmer".