Described by the Radio Times as ‘a brilliant observer of the domestic scene, a master reporter of life as we know it’, Al Read’s weekly show drew audiences of 35 million during the 1950s and ‘60s.
Born in Salford in 1909, Al started life as a sausage manufacturer, having inherited the family’s meat-processing factory.
His comedy developed from his sales patter and after-dinner speeches and he described his humour as ‘pictures of life’.
He drew on his working-class roots to come up with catchphrases such as ‘Right Monkey’ and ‘You’ll be lucky, I’ll say, you’ll be lucky’.
The rich Northern humour really stands the test of time, as this collection of four shows from the ‘50s hilariously demonstrates.
Jerry Robbins
Performed By : Full Cast
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
25 minutes
Type : American Old Time Radio Drama Westerns
Price : $1.50
In nearby Arvada, a bank is robbed by the notorious Clyde Gang, and Britt thinks they will hit Clearmont next. More...
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Charles Chilton
Performed By : Full-Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
30 minutes
Type : Sci-Fi Old Time Radio Thrillers
Price : $4.99
In this epic series Captain Jet Morgan, Doc Matthews, engineer Mitch Mitchell and radio operator Lemmy Barnet once more set out for Mars, but this time alone. More...
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Jerry Robbins
Performed By : Fill Cast
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
25 minutes
Type : American Old Time Radio Drama Westerns
Price : $1.50
THE AWFUL TOOTH. Clay has a tooth ache More...
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Charles Chilton
Performed By : Full-Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
30 minutes
Type : Sci-Fi Old Time Radio Thrillers
Price : $4.99
Episode 4. "A journey into space. What is space? It is nothing: yet it exists everywhere...". These words, spoken by Guy Kingsley Poynter, opened the first episode... More...
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Charles Chilton
Performed By : Full-Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
30 minutes
Type : Sci-Fi Old Time Radio Thrillers
Price : $4.99
In this epic series Captain Jet Morgan, Doc Matthews, engineer Mitch Mitchell and radio operator Lemmy Barnet once more set out for Mars, but this time alone. More...
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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