British radio series
Radio show
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 5 series having aired as of 2025.
A tie-in book was released in 2017.[ 5]
Episodes
Series 1
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
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
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
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 )
Series 5
Ep
Title
Original air date
1
The Sense of an Abrupt Ending
1 March 2025 (2025-03-01 )
2
What is this place you have brought me to Roger?
8 March 2025 (2025-03-08 )
3
Jumping the Shark
15 March 2025 (2025-03-15 )
4
Unsweet Charity
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22 )
References
External links
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar at BBC Online