Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar is a stand up and storytelling BBC Radio 4 show hosted and written by Alexei Sayle.[1]

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
GenreComedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
Written byAlexei Sayle
Produced byJoe Nunnery
Original release22 November 2016
No. of series4
No. of episodes16

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

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Series 1

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Ep Title Original air date
1 Pretending and Sandwiches 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
2 Political Beliefs 22 November 2016 (2016-11-22)
3 Careerism 29 November 2016 (2016-11-29)
4 History and the Role of the Entertainer 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06)

Series 2

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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

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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)
4 Kings of Comedy 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)

Series 4

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Ep Title Original air date
1 A Monopoly of Violence 20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
2 The Revolving Door 27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)
3 The Way We Live Now 3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
4 Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. 10 November 2022 (2022-11-10)

References

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  1. ^ Barfe, Louis (25 November 2016). "The Lady".
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar". British Comedy Guide.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Audio Drama Awards 2020". BBC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar: Based on the Hilarious BBC Radio 4 Series - Sayle, Alexei: 9781408895825 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar at BBC Online