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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 Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van Written By - Alan Bennett Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 20 minutes Categories : Comedy Comedy Modern Classics Price : $18.49 A bizarre recollection of the events and major turning points in the life of the author; Alan Bennett. An incredibly moving piece that will win your heart... More info... Private World of Kenneth Williams, The Written By - Kenneth Williams Narrated By - David Benson Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours 5 minutes Categories : Comedy Price : $18.49 Whether he was a sad, self-obsessed man or a tortured comic genius, Williams had a unique talent, which Benson captures incredibly well in this one-off insight into Williams' private life 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... Hymn: Alan Bennett And The Medici String Quartet Written By - Alan Bennett and George Fenton Narrated By - Alan Bennett Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 50 minutes Categories : Biographical Music Related Comedy Biographical Non Fiction Price : $7.49 Recorded live for BBC Radio 4, Hymn is a memoir of music in childhood, written by Alan Bennett and George Fenton More info... Lost Continent, The Written By - Bill Bryson Narrated By - Kerry Shale Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 2 hours Categories : Humor Comedy Autobiography Price : $18.49 Travel through small-town America with this popular BBC Radio reading. More info...