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January 25, 2023 684 mins
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/597827 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Listen to Les: A BBC Radio 4 vintage comedy Author: James Casey Narrator: Daphne Oxenford, Colin Edwynn, Roy Barraclough, Eli Woods, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 26, 2023 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: 25 episodes from the long-running BBC comedy series starring the legendary Les Dawson For over a decade between 1974 and 1985, lugubrious funnyman Les Dawson had radio audiences in stitches with his hit comedy show Listen to Les. Included in this collection are 25 vintage episodes, showcasing the gravel-voiced master of mirth at his very best. All your favourite characters are here, including gossip-loving housewives Cissie and Ada; chat show host Cosmo Smallpiece; the elegant Sophisticates and the hilariously dismal Desponds - as well as Wotan, Man of Steel; the debut appearance of comic discovery Justin Jest; and a rare interview with boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd. You'll hear tales of 1920s gangsters, Britain's first space hero, and Leonard Shufflebottom: a man so thin, he was once used as a dipstick. Les also pays tribute to a feisty barber and a sheep-headed publican, presents his very own versions of Dallas and Columbo, reflects on the British sense of humour - and reveals how the mother-in-law joke was invented... Packed with deadpan one-liners, melancholic monologues, side-splitting sketches and unforgettable piano sing-alongs, these classic shows are sure to have your tear ducts prickling with laughter. NB: Some of the humour on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast Production credits Performed by Les Dawson With Roy Barraclough, Colin Edwynn, Daphne Oxenford and Eli Woods Written and produced by James Casey Music by Brian Fitzgerald First broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 11 August 1974-17 March 1985 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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