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Brunch With The Brits

A podcast hosted by an American devoted to the rpeservation of British old time radio.
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Brunch With The Brits 353 First Footprint City and Farewell Hancock

We say goodbye to Tony Hancock for a bit and continue our British history lessons this time concentrating on the death of King George IV moving in to King William's reign. Afterwords it's Eaarthseaarch. The crew of the Challenger make a lunar discovery but do the lunar computers reaally want them? You'll have to listen and find out.

Aug 22, 20151 hr 19 min

Brunch At Bedtime s7 e1 The naive and Sentimental Lover Chaper 1

Yes it's our seventh season of babt however in case you're wondering it's a whole new year, a whole new book and therefore a whole new beginning. This time before we continue the Smiley Chronicles we along with John LeCarre take a break from espionage as we present The Naive And Sentimental Lover so comme ... enter the mind of Aldo Cassidy. This book is wonderfully presented by co host John Lingard from our bwtb Lincoln England studios with an intro by Matt Cox evvery week just to keep you infor...

Aug 22, 201547 min

Brunch With The Brits 352 New Beginnings featuring Earthsearch and The Naive Sentimental Lover

This week we begin to look at The Naive Sentimental Lover a novel written by John Le carre this book lovingly read by John Lingard over a two yeaar period will be our next audio book over a 35 week period. We also begin to learn about the police system in England and we conclude with Earthsearch. This gripping 1981 advventure serial tells of the crew of the Starship Challenger and their search for Earth led by their guardian "angels." Enjoy. Email the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com follow ...

Aug 14, 20151 hr 33 min

Brunch With The brits 351 The Tragedy Of Burlston Mannor

A full week this week as we start as we like to with Hancock's Half Hour and the episode The Telivission Set." Then we'll continue our thirteen minute vignettes of English history and learn about the deaath of Canning and Wellington. We conclude with Sherlock Holmes and The Tragedy of Burlston Mannor. Please enjoy. Hint on next week science fiction is in the works. Get ready Earth Seaarch hands your hour is at hand.

Aug 04, 20151 hr 51 min

Brunch With The Brits 349 The Maltese Falcon

This week we look at one of the host's all time favorite mysteries ever since he heard it on Academy Award Theater back when he was a boy. True Bogy was Spade back then. True Wilkinson is Spade now but wow what a great show. We're sorry we kind of forgot an intro but trust me ... the show will speak for itself. Enjoy

Jul 10, 20152 hr 7 min

Brunch With The Brits 348 Live well Almost From Las Vegas and NMX

This week we heaad for Vegas but not before we listen to a Hancock's Half Hour that deals with england's 1955 rail strike. A great sound bite from a news reel about the rail strike and we'll also hear from Ana Massey about the new Prime Minister. Enjoy. Remember to join us on facebook and at www.brunchwiththebrits.com

Jun 27, 20152 hr 2 min

Brunch With The Brits 346 The Forsyte Chronicles Continued

This week we continue leaarning about the Chartwells as we hear 19 20 and 21of Gallsworthy's on going series of novels. We finish ... next weekEnjoy and remember to join the group at facebook and follow us at twitter at bwtbrits

May 30, 20152 hr 58 min

Brunch With The Brits 343

This week Fleur truly knows she's a snob ... or is she? Yes just another week or in this case a number of months with your favorite family.

May 12, 201559 min

Brunch With The Brits 342 The Forsytes 11

Plus learn where Matt's been these last three weeks. Enjoy. Many thanks to John Lingard for heading our way to @nmx for giving us such a good time and enjoy this JForsyte episode.

May 06, 20151 hr

Brunch With The Brits 340 Three eps of Forsyte

Hey it's Easter. Ok the reality is the brunch team has been on the road for work purposes and is prepping for the NaAB convention in jjVegas April 12 through 17 if you see myself or PDM or John stop us say hi and get a small reward. We mean it NMX we've got tea for you. Tea is while supplies last. See you in the exhibit hall.

Apr 06, 20153 hr 3 min

Brunch With The Brits 338 Forsytes 5 The Boer War Continues and Hancock Returns

First off who is Andre? You'll learn as we finally dig in to series 2 of Hancock. The lad is off to help Sid James set up his holiday camp and even though Moira is absent I think you'll like Andrea and Bill as always and of course loveable Tony. Wondering about the delay in this show? wWatch facebook and be listening for a special show featuring myself and Producer Director Maria. Enjoy

Mar 10, 20151 hr 46 min

Brunch With The Brits 336 The Forsyte Chronicles 3

This week we hope you will reaally take the time to answer one question. Do you like Soams Forsyte? Is he a man to be pittied and hated? We also have Sceptred Isle as we look at Lord Liverpool and the transition from George III to George IV enjoy.

Feb 08, 20151 hr 23 min

Brunch With The Brits 335 The Forsytes Part 2

This week Sceptred Isle returns with the death of george III plus more from your new favorite family. Remember it's a long sweeping story and you may want a re look at episode 1 last week. Enjoy.

Jan 26, 20151 hr 25 min

Brunch With The Brits 333 Journey To The Center of The Earth

As we close out 2014, I thought it'd be kind of fun to introduce or re introduce you to my love of early science fiction. So we look at Verne's Journey To The Center of the Earth. It's a wonderful story and well dramatized from december 9 of 1995. Enjoy

Dec 31, 20141 hr 31 min

Brunch With The Brits 332 A Very Brunch Filled Christmas

However don't let the title fool you as we delve deep in to archives to bring you an exciting version of "A Christmas Carol," with Ralph Richardson as narrator and Scrooge. It's basically Sir Ralph and a few cast members given some lines and when you listen to mid sixties BBC drama you note the differences. Gone is the enhanced sound so they used the literature. Enjoy. We'll also start the show by remembering the amazing Christmas of the Trenches of 1914 and we conclude with another ghost story ...

Dec 24, 20141 hr 44 min

Brunch With The Brits 331 That First Christmas home

How many of you have been home for the holidays ... and not told your parents the whole truth about your well being? This week two selections which explore just that. We first look at Christmas Decorations a short story and conclude with The Holly And The Ivy starring Stephen Murray from September 11 1971. Finally the host will talk about his first Christmas home froom college. You will enjoy this episode imensely. Remember to email the show at brunchwiththebrits@gmail.com tweat us @bwtbrits and...

Dec 19, 20142 hr 7 min

Brunch With The Brits 330 The Seasonal Interview Followed By an After Supper Ghost Story

If you've been a listener to this podcast you know how much we look forward to our yearly chat with audio drama actor radio presenter and now recently retired John Lingard from Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. John has read us books presented original programs on the history of British broadcasting and come up with lots of filler and intro matterial for this humble podcast. So it's a pleasure at this time of holidaay reflection to welcome him back. This time skype worked. So well in fact we'r...

Dec 10, 20143 hr 23 min

Brunch With The Brits 329 An Empire With Out An End

This week we conclude the Cesar trillogy with An Empire Without End. There is a bit of historicaal liberty taken here but it does add to the story and I think you'll enjoy it. Please enjoy also as we conclude the Roman Way. The seasonal interview will be next week.

Dec 05, 20141 hr 33 min

Brunch With The Brits 327 Empress Of The West

I begin this description by writing that when this show first started these were some of the first plays in my collection. So I'm excited to present series 3 of Caesar. Go back to ep 25 for series 1 if you'd like. Anyhow this play discusses Victoria and Postumus of Gaul and the third century crissis Galinus had in defending and keeping control of Rome. British actors make great Romans. Enjoy.

Nov 24, 20141 hr 29 min
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