Brunch With The Brits

Matt Cox•www.brunchwiththebrits.net

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A podcast hosted by an American devoted to the rpeservation of British old time radio.

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Brunch With The Brits 12

This was a fun serial for me. For we begin with Dan Dare Pilot of The Future. Campy? You bet. I mean come on Dan Dare is a hero from the fifties. British? I mean gang Dan and Digby are chattin about biscuits and tea while exploring Venus. bBut it's fun and I hope for the next four installments you let Dan in to your hearts. They've done no more Dan Dare since. After Dan Dare we'll listen to episode 2 of As Time Goes By. Jean and Lionel go on a "date," of sorts. Then Fred Bertelsen plays the firs...

Aug 01, 2008•2 hr 4 min

Brunch With The Brits 10

In this episode we begin with Anthony Trollope's The Warden. This will be the first of two parts and tells the story of a kindly warden of a hospital and what happens when church and state collide. We then debut "As Time Goes By where you are first introduced to Jean and Lionel two lovers who fell in love long ago and are meeting again. After this Fred winds up with the Bing Crosby Trail

Jul 30, 2008•2 hr 3 min

Brunch With The Brits 9

Saturday Night Theater was a Radio 4 classic. And tonight's Brunch was no acception as we presented a whol hour and a half play. Remember the shot that killed Harry Lime? If you liked old time radio you do. This week we present "The Third Man," starring Ian Henri as Harry Lime and Rollo Martins being played by Philip Marlowe himself Ed Bishop or back then Edward Bishop. For those of you who don't know it's okay as "The Third Man," is what started it all. It spawned a ten episode BBC series back ...

Jul 30, 2008•1 hr 58 min

Brunch With The Brits 6

Hi it's Wednesday July 30 and as it's my day off I'm uploading more past episodes. I'll be working on the new episode later today and remember after this one we're off for a week so time to hopefuly finish the past episodes. In this episode Matt begins with a new comedy Dial M For Pizza the first episode entitled Eureka. This is pure out of the blue sketch comedy ala Monte Python picture the goons gone eighties. It's from 88 so as weired as this sounds it's an oldie but a goody. Then it's back t...

Jul 30, 20080

Brunch With The Brits 8

In this episode Inspector West concludes but we begin with Remember Munich. Munich rfefers to a plane crash which killed eight Manchester United players. Harry Greg remembers his friends for BBC Northern Ireland. Inspector West winds up and Fred introduces us to Rumpole a charming barrister. And after that? Well it's time for a leisurely stroll along the Bing Crosby trail. Enjoy

Jul 30, 2008•2 hr 2 min

Brunch With The Brits 11

We conclude the Warden this week. After that Fred introduces us to Dixon of Dock Green. Dock Green is a fictional English village and Dixon is the beat cop. After that we listen to the end of the Bing Crosby Trail and i hope you enjoy this. Enjoy

Jul 30, 2008•2 hr 1 min

Brunch With The Brits 7

In this episode a new comedy is debuted plus a lecture and we return to our two great serials. Fir starters Matt presents the Mark Steel Lecture. Mark Steel is a frequent commentator on BBC Radio and a columnist in the Independent. In his first historical lecture he discusses Oliver Cromwell and then we revissit Chief Inspector West. After that we present The Klithrow Kid. Jimjy Klithrow was a sitcom from the 1950s and he enjoyed success as an adult playng an eleven year old. We then end with mo...

Jul 30, 2008•1 hr 59 min

Brunch With The Brits 28

Couple house keeping notes here. First we're on next week but not on August 8 or 9 depending on when you download. But Fred Bertelsen is going to be at the first ever http://www.radiooutofthepast.org convention in Chicago. So if you're going to be in Chicago or in the Chicago area and you want to actually meet Fred and why wouldn't you he'd love to meet you. Just email us at brunch @london.com and let Fred know you'll be there. As for me ... well I'd love to be at that convention but family come...

Jul 27, 2008•2 hr 8 min

Brunch With The Brits 3

Matt continues "Inspector West At Home," and first plays the second Jeeves episode with the story "Pearls Mean Tears." fred meanwhile introduces us to two beloved panel shows. "My Word," and My Music." Both had a wonderful history on a'American Public radio. Enjoy

Jul 27, 20080

Brunch With The Brits 5

Due to the passin of Matt's dad it's a short summary. Matt was in Cambria that week for the funeral. So he played the first episode of Why Bother and we continued Inspector west at Home. then Fred played Daunt and Dervish. ejoy. Clifferd Cox 1937 to 2008. Go Red Sox for Cliff though I'm a diehard Angels fan. Enjoy

Jul 27, 2008•1 hr 56 min

Brunch With The Brits 4

Why would you think you were listening to episode 3? Well Matt stuck with Jeeves. I don't know maybe because I love P G Woodhouse. Here's the Jeeves ep for this week. It's called Honoria Glossop and again Bertie avoids love. Then it's back to our Inspector West serial. In Fred's hour we meet Father Brown a GK Chesterton creation and revissit Frank Muir in a special called "The World According to Frank Muir." Enjoy.

Jul 27, 2008•2 hr 31 min

Brunch With The Brits Episode 1

This is whre it all began Originally broadcast Jan 122008 Matt wasn't with us as he was attending his grandmother's funeral back in Kansas. The show opens with what was then live chat. You'll hear Bob Acosta the chair of Radio Out of the past. In matt's hour we listen to Daunt and Dervish. It's the first episode in that series. Daunt and Dervish are old friends who worked for MI during thewar. Now the war is over and these two ladies have opened a detective agency. Fred introduces us to a French...

Jul 25, 20080

Brunch With The Brits 2

Sorry if you accidentally got ep 1 again. This episode will introduce us to Jeeves with "The inimitable Jeeves," and the first story from that 1925 book. We then introduce you to Chief Inspector West in part 1 of our first serial. In Fred's hour ask yourself Is Christopher Marlowe also a super spy? And then we'll look at a real mystery featuring Kit Marlowe. Check out the show on Jan 20 it's more polished and Matt's not even back from Kansas yet. Watch it'll all go wild next week.

Jul 25, 2008•1 hr 43 min

Brunch With The Brits 27

In the second play of Cesar entitled "The Arena," from July 27 2003 we look at Augustus. Augustus was Cesar's adopted nephew and one power hungry man. We look at his life as he is an old man watching games in the Roman Arena. After we finish that Fred reintroduces us to Lionel and Jean. They've gotten toether now and realize the love from 38 years ago is still very much there so what's going to happen now? AFter that it's pannel show time as we listen to "My Music." Enjoy and remember on the wee...

Jul 23, 2008•2 hr 8 min

Brunch With The Brits 26

This week we begin Brunch with Cesar the first of three plays looking at "The Lives Of The Cesars," by Suetonius. The play runs a little under an hour and does contain strong language. AFter that Fred introduces us to Inspector Mccleavy of Edinburgh and we have our fifteen minute musical. Any questions or suggestions can be sent to brunch@london.com Enjoy everyone.

Jul 12, 2008•2 hr 11 min

Brunch With The Brits Fourth of July Extravaganza

On this week's episode Matt begins with part one of a documentary on Wolfman Jack. We hope you enjoy "In Search of the Wolf." We then return to BBC radio 4 from May 2006 and the Tragedies from episode 1 of The reduced Shakespeare Company. What's American about that you ask? You'll have to listen and find out. We then finish In Search of the Wolf. Sorry didn't have a date on it as my torent guy didn't know but it was narrated by Nick Berclaugh for Radio 4. Fred then presents in its entireity "The...

Jul 06, 2008•3 hr 5 min

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