Kafka's Dick
Author : Alan Bennett
Performed By : Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour 30 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Humor
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Alison Steadman, Richard Griffiths and Nigel Anthony star in this BBC radio 4 version of Alan Bennett's acclaimed comedy drama
'Pure joy' Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph
On his deathbed, Franz Kafka makes his faithful friend Max Brod promise to destroy his writings, so that future biographers can never pick over the secrets of his life. Flash forward to the present day, where Kafka aficionado Sydney Cunliffe is writing an article on the great man, and events begin to take a distinctly Kafkaesque turn. First a mysterious stranger appears on Sydney's doorstep, claiming to be Max Brod (who has been dead since 1968). Then the Cunliffes' tortoise metamorphoses into Kafka himself.
Max is desperate to prevent his old friend from discovering that he didn't burn all his books, for it soon becomes clear that all Kafka ever wanted was anonymity, and to get his own back on his bullying father But when Kafka Senior turns up, he insists that his son buries the hatchet. If not, he will reveal Kafka's secret - the real truth about him and his 'old man'...
Set in Prague, 27 Batcliffe Drive and Heaven, Bennett's brilliantly clever, fast-moving comedy not only examines the relationship between life and art, but also asks a rather more fundamental question: what exactly was Kafka's embarrassing little problem!
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Here's Johnny! My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 40 Years of Friendship
Author : Ed McMahon
Performed By : Ed McMahon
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Arts & Drama
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With an emphasis on classic "Tonight Show" moments, McMahon's recollections will bring back warm
memories for viewers."AudioFile
Here's Johnny! is like sitting with Ed and Johnny over lunch.
Brilliant in front of the camera but shy in person, Johnny Carson seldom gave interviews. But no one knew
him better than Ed McMahon, Carson's personal friend and showbiz sidekick for almost forty years. Now,
with Johnny's blessings before he died, McMahon can finally share all the stories that only he knows. From
the sofa at Johnny's right, to backstage, to their personal relationship, McMahon provides a real picture of
the man who so carefully censored his public image, revealing the caring person within the dynamic star.
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