Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar is a stand up and storytelling BBC Radio 4 show hosted and written by Alexei Sayle.[1]
The show features Alexei delivering "a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his imaginary sandwich bar".[2][3] It has garnered critical acclaim, winning a BBC Audio Drama award in 2020.[4]
The first episode aired in 2016, with 4 series having aired as of 2023. A 5th series is in the works.
A tie-in book was released in 2017.[5]
Episodes
Series 1
| Ep |
Title |
Original air date
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| 1 |
Pretending and Sandwiches |
15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
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| 2 |
Political Beliefs |
22 November 2016 (2016-11-22)
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| 3 |
Careerism |
29 November 2016 (2016-11-29)
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| 4 |
History and the Role of the Entertainer |
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06)
|
Series 2
| Ep |
Title |
Original air date
|
| 1 |
Britain's Place in the World |
9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
|
| 2 |
The Financial Crash |
16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)
|
| 3 |
Death and Travel |
23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)
|
| 4 |
La Vie Moral |
30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)
|
Series 3
| Ep |
Title |
Original air date
|
| 1 |
Corbyn and the Left |
12 September 2019 (2019-09-12)
|
| 2 |
Santa Claused Faced Old... |
19 September 2019 (2019-09-19)
|
| 3 |
Rage and Resentment |
26 September 2019 (2019-09-26)
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| 4 |
Kings of Comedy |
3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
|
Series 4
| Ep |
Title |
Original air date
|
| 1 |
A Monopoly of Violence |
20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
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| 2 |
The Revolving Door |
27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)
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| 3 |
The Way We Live Now |
3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
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| 4 |
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. |
10 November 2022 (2022-11-10)
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References
External links
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar at BBC Online