| Show Name: | Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar |
| Format: | Comedy |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Producer: | Joe Nunnery |
| First Aired: | 22 November 2016 |
| Num Series: | 4 |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
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]
| Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretending and Sandwiches | |
| 2 | Political Beliefs | |
| 3 | Careerism | |
| 4 | History and the Role of the Entertainer | |
| Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain's Place in the World | |
| 2 | The Financial Crash | |
| 3 | Death and Travel | |
| 4 | La Vie Moral | |
| Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corbyn and the Left | |
| 2 | Santa Claused Faced Old... | |
| 3 | Rage and Resentment | |
| 4 | Kings of Comedy | |
| Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Monopoly of Violence | |
| 2 | The Revolving Door | |
| 3 | The Way We Live Now | |
| 4 | Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. | |