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Hoffnung at Large Written By - Judith Liddell-King Narrated By - Humphrey Lyttelton Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours Categories : Arts & Drama Comedy Price : $18.49 Buy Now... Humphrey Lyttelton presents a compilation of extracts and interviews celebrating the life and work of Gerard Hoffnung   Gerard Hoffnung was an artist, musician, broadcaster, raconteur - and genius. A true Renaissance Man. the multi-faceted Hoffnung crammed a great deal into his tragically short span. Using much previously unreleased archive material, this audio biography looks at every aspect of his life and career. From his childhood in Berlin to his eventual fame as a musician and cartoonist, Hoffnung's unique comic vision shines through. Here are golden moments from Desert Island Discs, One Minute Please and Saturday Night on the Light , plus recollections from friends, contemporaries and his widow. Annetta. Contributors include Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Dankworth, Flanders and Swann , and even Colin Dexter , recalling Hoffnung the schoolmaster . Sam Wanamaker and Joseph Horowitz remember the Hoffnung Festival Hall concerts, which featured compositions for vacuum cleaners, road rammers and a watering can. And we hear Hoffnung in his own Inimitable words, talking about his life, music and art... and telling the famous bricklayer story in his Oxford Union address. The perfect showcase for Gerard's many talents, this is an essential addition to any Hoffnung fan's collection. Other titles you may be interested in Flying Colors Written By - Tim Lefens Narrated By - Grover Gardner Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc Runtime : 7 hours Categories : Arts & Drama Autobiography Biographical Knowledge & Learning Inspiration & Devotion Price : $32.95 $16.95 When artist Tim Lefens walked into the care center for people with cerebral palsy, he had a life-changing experience. Because of his passion and determination, he and his student-artists emerged to... More info... 'Tis Written By - Frank McCourt Narrated By - Frank McCourt Published By : Harper Collins UK Runtime : 2 hours 44 minutes Categories : Autobiography Arts & Drama Price : $12.75 'Angela’s Ashes', Frank McCourt’s critically acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Irish childhood, won the Pulitzer Prize... More info... Kafka in 90 Minutes Written By - Paul Strathern Narrated By - Robert Whitfield Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc Runtime : 2 hours Categories : Arts & Drama Autobiography Self Help Price : $19.95 $9.95 In Kafka in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Kafka's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the wo... More info... Inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd Written By - Nick Mason Narrated By - Nick Mason Published By : Orion Publishing Group Runtime : 3 hours 20 minutes Categories : Rich & Famous Arts & Drama Price : $15.99 'Rock's little drummer boy grows up into a sex cymbal. With a wit drier than an AA clinic, and a charm more disarming than a UN peace-keeping force, Mason gives us a literary drum solo par excellence More info... Telling Tales Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 10 minutes Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama Comedy Historical Price : $18.49 Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style... More info...