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Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take

Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take

  • Radio documentary
  • BBC Radio 2
  • 2007
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Alexei Sayle looks at the evolution of satirical, hard-hitting "alternative" comedy and its impact on Britain's arts and culture.

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Alexei Sayle Host / Presenter
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  6. Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six
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Caroline Aherne Self (Archive Material)
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Tony Allen Self (Archive Material)
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Mark Arden Self (Archive Material)
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David Baddiel Self (Archive Material)
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Bill Bailey Self (Archive Material)
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Jim Barclay Self (Archive Material)
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Julian Barratt Self (Archive Material)
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Mitch Benn Self (Archive Material)
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Jo Brand Self (Archive Material)
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Rory Bremner Self (Archive Material)
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Arnold Brown Self (Archive Material)
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Adam Buxton Self (Archive Material)
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Rhona Cameron Self (Archive Material)
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Jo Caulfield Self (Archive Material)
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Steve Coogan Self (Archive Material)
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Peter Cook Self (Archive Material)
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Joe Cornish Self (Archive Material)
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Jack Dee Self (Archive Material)
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Steve Delaney (as Count Arthur Strong) Self (Archive Material)
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Hugh Dennis Self (Archive Material)
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John Dowie Self (Archive Material)
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Jenny Eclair Self (Archive Material)
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Adrian Edmondson Self (Archive Material)
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Ben Elton Self (Archive Material)
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Harry Enfield Self (Archive Material)
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Lee Evans Self (Archive Material)
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Graham Fellows (as John Shuttleworth) Self (Archive Material)
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Noel Fielding Self (Archive Material)
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Dawn French Self (Archive Material)
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Stephen Frost Self (Archive Material)
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Stephen Fry Self (Archive Material)
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Ricky Gervais Self (Archive Material)
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Gareth Hale Self (Archive Material)
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Rich Hall (as Otis Lee Crenshaw) Self (Archive Material)
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Malcolm Hardee Self (Archive Material)
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Jeremy Hardy Self (Archive Material)
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Hattie Hayridge Self (Archive Material)
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Richard Herring Self (Archive Material)
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Charlie Higson Self (Archive Material)
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Mathew Horne Self (Archive Material)
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Robin Ince Self (Archive Material)
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Eddie Izzard Self (Archive Material)
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Sue Johnston Self (Archive Material)
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Sarah Kendall Self (Archive Material)
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Shaparak Khorsandi (as Shappi Khorsandi) Self (Archive Material)
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Eddie Large Self (Archive Material)
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Hugh Laurie Self (Archive Material)
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Stewart Lee Self (Archive Material)
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Josie Long Self (Archive Material)
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Toby Longworth Self (Archive Material)
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Norman Lovett Self (Archive Material)
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Matt Lucas Self (Archive Material)
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Rik Mayall Self (Archive Material)
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Donna McPhail Self (Archive Material)
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Pauline Melville Self (Archive Material)
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Paul Merton Self (Archive Material)
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Dudley Moore Self (Archive Material)
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Dylan Moran Self (Archive Material)
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Bob Mortimer Self (Archive Material)
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Simon Munnery Self (Archive Material)
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Al Murray Self (Archive Material)
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Rob Newman Self (Archive Material)
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Rob Newman (as Robert Newman) Self (Archive Material)
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Phil Nice Self (Archive Material)
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Ross Noble Self (Archive Material)
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Paul O'Grady (as Lily Savage) Self (Archive Material)
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Norman Pace Self (Archive Material)
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Andy Parsons Self (Archive Material)
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Steve Pemberton Self (Archive Material)
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Emo Philips Self (Archive Material)
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Nigel Planer Self (Archive Material)
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Lucy Porter Self (Archive Material)
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Steve Punt Self (Archive Material)
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Vic Reeves Self (Archive Material)
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Griff Rhys Jones Self (Archive Material)
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Jennifer Saunders Self (Archive Material)
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Reece Shearsmith Self (Archive Material)
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Frank Skinner Self (Archive Material)
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Arthur Smith Self (Archive Material)
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Linda Smith Self (Archive Material)
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Mel Smith Self (Archive Material)
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John Sparkes Self (Archive Material)
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Mark Steel Self (Archive Material)
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Catherine Tate Self (Archive Material)
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Mark Thomas Self (Archive Material)
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John Thomson Self (Archive Material)
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Ricky Tomlinson Self (Archive Material)
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Tracey Ullman Self (Archive Material)
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Danielle Ward Self (Archive Material)
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Ruby Wax Self (Archive Material)
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Paul Whitehouse Self (Archive Material)
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Victoria Wood Self (Archive Material)
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Glenn Wool Self (Archive Material)
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Steven Wright Self (Archive Material)
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Gina Yashere Self (Archive Material)
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Imran Yusuf Self (Archive Material)
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Production team
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Andy Foster Producer
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Phil Critchlow Executive Producer
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