What happens when an artificial-foot freedom fighter throws a British-made foot at the Chairman of the Communist Party of China? Will Dong Xiao Ping make it to Tower Records to buy the latest Status Quo album? Will Andrew Lloyd Webber complete his new musical 'Dog Breeder'? Will Willie Whitelaw marry his parrot? Will our hero make that engagement at the Gonk factory in Leeds? As a stand-up comedian, Harry Hill is the equal of Eddie Izzard, Rich Hall and Frank Skinner. Performing bareback for the first time, the self-styled debonaire dachshund now makes his fiction debut.
For over three decades Bernard Manning was one of Britain's favourite comedians. Pushing the boundaries of humour beyond the accepted norm, he was loved, and by some, disliked in equal measure. One thing is for sure, he was very funny and incredibly popular. On this fantastic compilation we have the best of his adult humour, recorded at his own club The Embassy in Manchester and The Circus Tavern in London. So expect adult language and jokes and gags that are uncensored and ungagged!
Details: When Brian Johnston died in 1994 at the age of 81, the "Daily Telegraph" described him as 'the greatest natural broadcaster of them all'. In this delightful reading from his autobiography "It's Been a Lot of Fun", Brian recalls his schooldays at Eton and Oxford, his early career in the family coffee business in the City, Hamburg and Brazil, and his service as a Technical Adjutant in the Grenadier Guards during World War II. In January 1946, Brian joined the BBC Outside Broadcasts Department. For the next 48 years, he presented hundreds of programmes on radio and television, from "Let's Go Somewhere" to royal weddings and "Down Your Way", but he was probably best known as a cricket commentator and he became a national institution on "Test Match Special". Recorded in 1990 when he was 77, Brian tells some of his favourite stories and gaffes in this cheerful look back at a unique career behind the microphone, a life full of lucky breaks and private disappointments, but always a lot of fun. The fascinating autobiography of a legendary cricketing commentator. Read by Brian Johnston Ideal for: Fans of Brian Johnston and fans of cricket. Running time approximately: 1 hours 15 minutes. 1 CD abridged.