This is the story of how a golden age of British comedy was launched in the most unlikely setting - above a greengrocer's in West London.
On any weekday morning, if you clambered over the crates of fruit and veg, climb the five flights up the rickety staircase and enter 'Associated London Scripts', you would find Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Ray Galton and AlanSimpson, shaping the latest shows, swapping the odd story and searching for a line.
Spike & Co takes us on an enthralling journey inside their house of fun, moving from the bright optimism of the early 1950s, to the comedies and crises of the 1960s.
Together, this eclectic bunch were responsible for a golden age in British comedy, which included The Goons, Hancock's Half Hour, Sykes, Steptoe and Son, The Frankie Howerd Show, Round the Horne, That Was The Week That Was, and Till Death Us Do Part.
Written By : Alan Titchmarsh
Narrated By : Alan Titchmarsh
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Runtime : 1 hour 52 minutes
Categories : Autobiography
Comedy
Our Price : $29.61 $14.25
Fun and frolics with the award-winning broadcaster! More info... |
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
Our Price : $7.49
Recorded live for BBC Radio 4, Hymn is a memoir of music in childhood, written by Alan Bennett and George Fenton More info... |
Written By : Various
Narrated By : Various
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Runtime : 2 hours
Categories : TV & Film
Autobiography
Comedy
Our Price : $29.61 $14.25
Have you heard the story about the day Dickie Bird was invited to lunch with the Queen? Or the one about Brian Johnstone when he joined the Genadier Guards? More info... |
Written By : Russell Davies
Narrated By : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours
Categories : Comedy
TV & Film
British
Biographical
Our Price : $18.49
Two tributes to one of the greatest comics of our time, presented by Denis Norden and Paul Merton 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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