''Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar'' is a
stand up and storytelling
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...
show hosted and written by
Alexei Sayle
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th g ...
.
The show features Alexei delivering "a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his imaginary sandwich bar". It has garnered critical acclaim, winning a BBC Audio Drama award in 2020.
The first episode aired in 2016, with 5 series having aired as of 2025.
A tie-in book was released in 2017.
Episodes
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
References
External links
{{BBC Programme, b09fb6n5
2016 radio programme debuts
BBC Radio 4 programmes
BBC Radio comedy programmes