Four selected episodes from both BBC Radio 4 series featuring Des Lynam & Christopher Matthew. Old friends Des Lynam & Christopher Matthew visit some famous sporting venues to enjoy observe reminisce & trade tales. Heres a list of questions you may want to ask about these CDs which Des & Christopher have tried to answer: Q. What are they about? A. Sport & stuff. Mostly stuff. Q. How much scripting is involved? A. None. Q. How much research did you do before recording? A. None. Q. Do you interview people at the venues you go to? A. No we just talk to each other. Q. Are you experts in the sports to go to see? A. Definitely not in Chriss case. Q. What was the most important aspect of the programmes? A. Finding a producer who knew how to turn on a tape recorder & use an editing machine. Q. Were you surprised how well the broadcasts were received on Radio 4? A. Chris was surprised. Des was shocked. Q. If youve already heard the radio broadcasts should you bother to buy these CDs? A. Definitely because the recordings get better with age
- like Des & Chris. Q. If you havent heard the broadcasts should you buy these CDs? A. Definitely otherwise youll have missed a whole experience. Q. Do you plan to do a TV series? A. Have you seen the state of us recently?
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A Humphrey Bogart comes along only once in a century: someone who isnt conventionally handsome or particularly versatile but who can convince an audience that whatever character hes playing is of great importance because he represents something vital about themselves & their time. He honed his craft for years in the theatre only becoming a star at the age of 42 as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon". In the 16 years that were left to him he made an indelible mark on movies
- such that film-makers as diverse as Woody Allen & Jean-Luc Godard paid homage to him in their films. At the heart of this biography is Bogeys love affair with the 19-year-old Lauren Bacall who stole " To Have & Have Not"
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- by lolling in a doorway tossing insolent remarks & teaching him to put his lips together & whistle."


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- you might think there is little time left for pleasures of the table. " Toujours Provence" proves that while you might not be able to get away from it all you can have fun trying."
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