Peter Ustinov has an astonishing range of accomplishments and credits to his name. He has written 23 plays and 13 books, appeared in 50 films, and has in his time collected two Oscars, three Emmys and a Grammy. He is also a director, producer, graphic artist, photographer, raconteur and the recipient of many humanitarian awards.
In this interview with John Bird, conducted on the approach to his 80th birthday, Ustinov recounts scenes from his childhood (including performing cabaret for Hailie Selassie at the age of three) and describes the changing relationship he had with his mother and father He remembers his wartime screenwriting partnership with David Niven, and recalls working in radio comedy with Peter Jones. He and Bird also discuss laughter and our need for it, and the different ways in which Ustinov is regarded from country to country.
A previously unbroadcast introduction by John Bird is also included in this download.
Written By : Alan Bennett and George Fenton
Narrated By : Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 50 minutes
Categories : Biographical Music Related Comedy Biographical Non Fiction
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Recorded live for BBC Radio 4, Hymn is a memoir of music in childhood, written by Alan Bennett and George Fenton More info...
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Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrated By : Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 10 minutes
Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama Comedy Historical
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Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... More info...
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Written By : Graham McCann
Narrated By : Graham McCann
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Runtime : 2 hours
Categories : Biographical Humor Comedy
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Inside The House of Fun with Milligan, Sykes, Galton & Simpson. More info...
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Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrated By : Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Biographical Autobiography Arts & Drama Comedy
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Alan Bennett reads five more extracts from Untold Stones, his major collection of new writings Untold Stories. Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling Writing Home. More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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