Brunch With The Brits

Brunch With The Brits 280 The Adventure of The Aby Grange

19 Oct 2013

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We're trying a new form of brunch this week and you tell me if you like what's missing.  We'll have TV Lark as the gang are on safari a return to Sce...

Brunch With The Brits 279 Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters

07 Oct 2013

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It's nice being back.  We open with a brief announcement about future shows and you can email us tempoarily at [email protected]  we conc...

Brunch With The Brits 278 The Adventure Of The olden Pasnay

21 Sep 2013

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Sherlock Holmes investigatges a crime involving Russian anarachists plus more from Nat Cole and TV Lark and Secret Adversary.  Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 277 The Adventure of The Three Studentse

14 Sep 2013

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A cheating scandals mars a English university and Holmes and Watson are sent to investigate.  Plus Nat King Cole The Voice and TV Lark and enter Sir ...

Brunch With The Brits 276 The Adventure Of The Six Napoleons

07 Sep 2013

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Need I say more?  Sherlock Holmes is back along with a new documentary on Nat King Cole and more from tv lark.  Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 275 Small Town In Germany Concluded

31 Aug 2013

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Okay after a long vacation we're back with tow hours and forty six minutes more of brunch fun.  And it's because we decided to conclude just to keep...

Brunch With The Brits 274 Back From Vacation

24 Aug 2013

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This week brunch is short.  It's because next week we'll be starting what I'm affectionately refering to as Thirty Weeks of Lark ... or so.  So that...

Brunch With The Brits 274 The Ray Noble Story

03 Aug 2013

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Okay this week's brunch is long.  Two hours and forty four minutes and it's thanks to Ray Noble.  Yet I hope you enjoy it.  We begin by welcoming a...

Brunch With The Brits 272 Goodbye Mr. Lime

27 Jul 2013

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This week we conclude Harry Lime.  We'll hear the episode Greek Meets Greek and then it'll be done.  We then move to This Sceptred Isle and learn ab...

Brunch With The Brits 271 A Small Town In Germany 1

20 Jul 2013

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This week a changing of the guard.  As always we'll start with Harry Lime but two episodes this week.  We'll listen to HOneymoon from July 11 of 19...

Brunch With The Brits 270 Mike The Conclusion

13 Jul 2013

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  Brunch With The Brits 270 is here.  Join us as we clean up lose ends so to speak.  First of all due to its incomplete nature the episode of Harr...

Brunch With The Brits 269 Four Chapters Of Mike

04 Jul 2013

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This week we celebrate the Fourth by doing a little house cleaning.  We have our usual suspects.  Harry Lime is from July 4 of 1952 and it's entitle...

Brunch With The Brits 268 Farewell Dad's Army For This Series

28 Jun 2013

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This week on Brunch we want you to note the new times for Brunch We're actually going to attempt to get the shows to you between Thursday and Friday n...

Brunch With The Brits 267 All Is Safely Gathered In

22 Jun 2013

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This week on BWTB we'll begin as always with The Lives of Harry Lime and The Professor Regrets from June 20 of 1952.  We'll then meet Clive of India...

Brunch With The Brits 266 A Wilson Manager?!

15 Jun 2013

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This week we'll start with The LIves of Harry Lime and Blackmail is a Nasty Word from June 13 of 1952.  Then in Sceptred Isle we'll discuss more of ...

Brunch With The Brits 265 Fallen Idol

10 Jun 2013

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This week on BWTB we'll begin as always with The LIves Of Harry Lime and "A Night In A Harem."  Then we'll discuss Hogarth and the Price of Gin in t...

Brunch With The Brits 264 Mike Gets Out of a Jam

04 Jun 2013

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Brunch With The Brits 264 features Harry Lime on the Mediteranean again as we solve The Pearls of Bohemia from May 30 of 1952.  We learn then about B...

Brunch With The Brits 263 Murder On The Riviera

27 May 2013

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Harry LIme could be the headliner but we also have Dad's Army Sceptred Isle and Mike gives a grave insult on the cricket pitch.  Sorry about the late...

Brunch With The Brits 262 Mike Gets His First Chance

19 May 2013

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This week on Brunch as we begin 262 it's not the shows it's the host's birthday and he reminisces fondly about a trip taken to Palm Springs.  Yes the...

Brunch With The Brits 261 Getting The Bird

09 May 2013

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This week whilst the host celebrates his fortieth you get an episode of Harry Lime called Viva La Chance from May 9 of 1952.  Harry's back in Paris f...

Brunch With The Brits 260 Mum's Army

04 May 2013

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Brunch With The Brits 259 War Dance

27 Apr 2013

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This week on Brunch Harry Lime is in Austria as he joins the circus.  From April 25 of 1952.  Meanwhile we'll get to know Turnip Townsend and more ...

Brunch With The Brits 258 Brains VS Braun

20 Apr 2013

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This week on Brunch it's a much shorter show.  As we're at Westfest sponsored by DPN.  1 Harry Lime this week is from April 18 of 1952 and it's The ...

Brunch With The Brits 257 Matt and Maria Go To Ren Fair

13 Apr 2013

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A brief word of warning about this week's BWTB.  It has explicit moments that may not be suitable for all listeners.  It has an e label in i tunes d...

Brunch With The Brits 256 The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

06 Apr 2013

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This week on Brunch a big announcement from the host ... Harry Lime is taking a week off.  well you've heard the episode already as we played it back...

Brunch With The Brits 255 A Little Football Chatter plus Brunch

30 Mar 2013

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This week Matt Cox asks why he can't listen to propper Radio comentary for England and Montenegro from his snug home in California?  Come on Five Liv...

Brunch With The Brits 254 The Adventure Of The Pryorie School

24 Mar 2013

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X-Apparently-To: [email protected] via 98.139.172.126; Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:04:27 +0000Received-SPF: neutral (67.18.59.7 is neither permitted nor...

Brunch With The Brits 253 The Adventure Of The Solitary Cyclist

16 Mar 2013

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This week you get in the host's humble opinion the best Sherlock Holmes episode in the series so far.  But let's look at everything else we have to o...

Brunch With The Brits 252 The Adventure Of The Dancing Men

09 Mar 2013

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I admit I make a mistake this week but this Sherlock Holmes adventure is awesome.  YOu'll also enjoy more from Harry Lime My Music Mike gets to schoo...

Brunch With The Brits 251 The Adventure Of The Norwood Builder

04 Mar 2013

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A practical joke has Sherlock Holmes up in arms.  there is also the usual suspects Harry Lime My Music Dad's army Sceptred Isle and chapter 2 of Mike...

Brunch With The Brits 250 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes

24 Feb 2013

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Yes he's back with The Adventure Of The Empty House.  We also begin a twenty nine episode PG Woodhouse reading of Mike A Public School Story from Joh...

Brunch With The Brits 249 The Old Curiosity Shop Concluded

16 Feb 2013

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And so much more.  We start with Harry Lime and the story jdead JCandidate.  Then we'll play a round of my Music and see how the pannel does with th...

BBrunch With The Brits 248 The Old Curiosity Shop 4

09 Feb 2013

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This week we continue the Old Curiosity Shop.  Plus we'll hear Harry Lime in "Earl On Troubled Waters."  Hancock tells us of "The Sheikh" we learn o...

Brunch With The Brits 247 the Old Curiosity Shop 3

03 Feb 2013

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This week will Grandpa sucumb to gambling?  And what of Quilp?  Well you will have to wait as we bring back this sceptred Isle plus Hancock buys a h...

Brunch With The Brits 246 The Old Curiosity Shop Part 2

26 Jan 2013

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And yes we will have Part 2 of Dickens classic but first Harry Lime graces us with Five Thousand Pengos and A Kiss from January 25 1952.  Then we cro...

Brunch With The Brits 245 The Old Curiosity Shop Part 1

20 Jan 2013

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After to long a delay we return to Charles Dickens.  We begin The Old Curiosity Shop Dicken's fourth novel.  We actually begin the show with Harry L...

BWTB 244 The Clouds Burst

13 Jan 2013

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This week a break from the irrepressible Harry Lime.  See you've heard this episode before.  Because of that we have My Music from January 11 1970 t...

Brunch With The Brits 243 The Gathering Of The Clouds

05 Jan 2013

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Our headline r continues to be the Hobbit but we do have a look at Charles Chilton who died at 95 this week.  We also have My Music and two episodes ...

Brunch With The Brits 242 A Warm Welcome

30 Dec 2012

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For our final episode of twenty twelve we begin with Lime.  Yes extra lime.  We listen to The Secret Of Making Gold before we delve in to a fresh se...

Brunch With The Brits 241 A Very Brunch Christmas

23 Dec 2012

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There's lots of holiday cheer in this festive episode.  After we get through the obligatory Harry Lime we will listen to Dad's Army's Christmas speci...

Brunch With The Brits 240 Strange Lodgings

15 Dec 2012

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We continue with The Hobbit hey the film comes out this week here in the States.  But we also have our latest installment of Hancock in which Tony de...

Brunch With The Brits 239 The Hobbit 3

08 Dec 2012

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We screwd our title up last time and we admit it so no heckling from the peanut gallery.  Thanks.  Okay we do have Hancock this week he's taking box...

Brunch With The Brits 238 Riddles In The Dark

05 Dec 2012

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Here we meet Gollum for the first time but not before we've had some commedy.  My thanks for your patience as we've had a bit of delay.  And be advi...

Brunch With The Brits 237 A Post Thanksgiving Surprise

24 Nov 2012

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This week brunch gives you a surprise like we haven't pulled in the show's five year history.  We'll start of course with Hercule Poirot and The Mill...

Brunch With The Brits 236 The Cruel Sea Part 2

17 Nov 2012

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This week as the host of this show is American ... we'll begin with a Thanksgiving surprise.  AFter which we'll be listening to The Mystery of Hunter...

Brunch With The Brits 235 The Cruel Sea 1

10 Nov 2012

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This week in honor of Armistice day we begin The Cruel Sea.  By Nicholas Monserat.  BBC did it in six parts ... we're doing it in two.  We also hav...

Brunch With The Brits 234 The Hound Of The Baskervilles 2 Death On The Moor

03 Nov 2012

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Yes this week we finish our Halloween fun.  Hercule Poirot has a ghost story of his own in The Tragedy at Marsden Manor and HarryLime is down in Mexi...

BWTB 233 Halloween Surprises

27 Oct 2012

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Not wishing to give to much away we'll start with Hercule Poirot again in a tale in which Poirot rescues the English Prime minister.  Then it's off t...

BWTB 232 Blue Bride

20 Oct 2012

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This week we almost didn't get on the air due to our lengthy show on Wednesday.  We only have one show as we're waiting for more megspace.  And it's...

Brunch With The Brits 231 "The Adventure of The Western Star" Plus Feedback addressed

17 Oct 2012

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I love feedback.  Possitive negative no exception it's important when feedback gets answered.  This go round Matt Cox spends thirty minutes answerin...

Brunch With The Brits 230 The Adventure Of The Italian Nobleman

13 Oct 2012

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Poirot is back in our Brunch at Bedtime segment with The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman.  This time a mysterious phone call lures Poirot over to R...

Brunch With The Brits 229 The Jewel Robery At The Grand Metropolitan

10 Oct 2012

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Welcome to Brunch At Bedtime an occasional series of yes you guessed it spoken word audio and we continue Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie.  Th...

Brunch With The Brits 228 The Dissappearance of Mr. Davenheim

07 Oct 2012

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You might think that Hercule Poirot is the only thing you'll hear on Brunch this week but oh ye of little faith we have so much more.  We'll start wi...

Brunch With The Brits 227 The Looking Glass Wars 2

29 Sep 2012

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We continue The Looking Glass Wars by John Lacarre.  But we also have Dad's Army in which there is "No Spring For Frazier," Harry Lime investigates W...

Brunch With The Brits 226 The Looking Glass War 1

22 Sep 2012

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This is not Lewis Carroll but rather the next George Smiley thriller from George La Care.  But before that we continue with This Sceptred Isle.  Kin...

Brunch With The Brits 225 Love Affair

15 Sep 2012

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This week we first learn about war in Europe on This Sceptred Isle.  Then in Dad's Army what happens when a great shock hits Captain Mannering?  Fin...

Brunch With The Brits 224 The Bohemian Star

08 Sep 2012

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We begin with This Sceptred Isle and the Battle of the Boyne.  Then in Dad's ARmy we'll listen to The Bullet Must Not be Fired.  We'll conclude with...

Brunch With The Brits 223 Voodoo

01 Sep 2012

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This week it's a real short episode with the Labor Day holiday in the United States.  However we do have Sceptred Isle as we learn about the Jacobite...

Brunch With The Brits 222 Dear Arthur Love John

25 Aug 2012

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As we've been going through season 1 of Dad's Army, I thought it'd be fun to look at a radio play that examines the friendship between John La Mesurer...

Brunch With The Brits 221 The Olympics recapped Part I

18 Aug 2012

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This week John Lingard returns home to the Lingard studios before continuing his holiday.  He presents a program he recorded while at his remote stud...

Brunch With The Brits 220 Marry Poppins220.mp3

11 Aug 2012

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Okay so some of what we've played has been kind of dark lately I know so why not join us for this classic English tale as only PL Travers could write ...

Brunch With The Brits 219 The Lives Of Harry Lime219.mp3

04 Aug 2012

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We begin the Harry Lime series with its first episode for BBC light.  From August 3 of 51 it's Too Many Crooks starring Orson Wells.  But we also ha...

Brunch With The Brits 218 The Third Man218.mp3

27 Jul 2012

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Yes we revissit The Third Man Graham Green's thought provoking novel of postwar Vienna.  We also have This Sceptred Isle in which we meet Judge Jeffr...

Brunch With The Brits 217 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 3217.mp3

22 Jul 2012

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This week we'll conclude what Graham Green said was "the best spy novel ever written."  Also in Dad's Army this week what happens when the platoon ge...

Brunch With The Brits 216 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 2216.mp3

14 Jul 2012

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This week we continue John La Care's famous novel dealing with the cold War.  We'll also look at A Stripe For Frazier in Dad's Army and look at This ...

Brunch With The Brits 215 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold 1

07 Jul 2012

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Yes this week we feature John Lacare's most famous novel.  An espionage thriller Graham Green once said was "the best spy novel I ever read."  Brian...

Brunch With The Brits 214 The Little Sister

30 Jun 2012

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This week Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister is our featured presentation.  We'll hear Ed Bishop as Philip Marlowe from 1977.  A good story becaus...

Brunch With The Brits 213 Strong Poison Concluded

23 Jun 2012

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This week we'll start with Sceptred Isle, continue the Josephine Baker story and in Dad's Army listen to The Battle For Godfrey's Cottage.  Then we'l...

Brunch With The Brits 212 Smile Your Majesty Smile

16 Jun 2012

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This week Matt shares some thoughts about the jubilee concert.  But remembering we have a full slate ... John Lingard continues his series with radio...

Brunch With The Brits 211 Farewell to My Music

09 Jun 2012

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This week we end the current series of My Music.  Then we'll learn about the first political parties in England on This Sceptred Isle.  We'll then l...

Brunch With The Brits 210 Matt Cox Talks

03 Jun 2012

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Being the first in a an occasional series of lectures on brunchable subjects but mostly concerning the host.  No programs this week as we uh overshot...

Brunch With The Brits 209 A Review Of A Murder Of Quality

26 May 2012

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This week we'll begin with This Sceptred Isle.  Charles is back on the throne but what's the debt situation like?  We'll then go back to Dad's Army ...

Brunch With The Brits 208 Strong Poison 1 Dad's Army 1

21 May 2012

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This week John Lingard continues his look at British broadcasting with a look at Dad's Army Just A Minute and other things as well.  We'll also retur...

Brunch With The Brits 207 The Lady In The Lake

14 May 2012

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The host celebrated his thirty ninth birthday this past Friday and in celebration he's playing The Lady In The Lake by Raymond Chandler with the great...

Brunch With The Brits 206 A Pirates Life For Me

06 May 2012

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This Week John Lingard returns with a look at British broadcasting in the sixties.  Ah yes the sixties.  Radio Caroline Radio London they're all bac...

Brunch With The Brits 205 A Murder Of Quality 5

02 May 2012

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This week we conclude A Murder Of Quality plus we continue My Music.  Matt will give his thoughts on this year's Disneyland west fest as well.  Ques...

Brunch With The Brits 204 A Murder Of Quality 4 and British Broadcasting In The Fifties With John Lingard

23 Apr 2012

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This week we present a look at British broadcasting in the fifties.  Remember Journey In To Space?  This also includes a full episode of The Goon Sh...

Brunch With The Brits 203 A Murder Of Quality Part 3

17 Apr 2012

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This week we continue A Murder Of Quality plus more from I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and My Music.  Remember to email the show at [email protected]...

Brunch With The Brits 202 A Murder Of Quality 2

09 Apr 2012

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This week we continue A Murder Of Quality. The first episode being at http://bwtb.posterous.com we also debut I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and My Mu...

Brunch 202 Technical Issues

09 Apr 2012

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Hey everyone Matt here.  We're experiencing more tech issues with bwtb.  Stand by as we should have these issues resolved soon.  HOpe everyne had...

Brunch With The Brits 201 A Murder Of Quality 1

02 Apr 2012

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[[posterous-content:pid___0]] This week we begin A Murder Of Quality.  Plus another round of My Music and John Lingard returns with his history of ...

Brunch With The Brits 200

26 Mar 2012

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This week we'll begin the fourth seris of My Music.  Enjoy.  Plus tributes and reminenisces from Matt jCox Lord Lowing John Lingard begins the histo...

Brunch With The Brits 195

12 Mar 2012

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Well, after an unforeseen temporary hiatus, Brunch With The Brits is back. We pick up with Episode 195 and will continue from there. This week we will...

Brunch With The Brits 196 Wrapping Up The Little World of Don Carmillo

12 Mar 2012

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This week we'll listen to Navy Lark Series 4 Episode 20 "Mr. Philips Gets Engaged". Plus we'll hear the finale in "The Little World of Don Carmillo". ...

Brunch With The Brits 197

12 Mar 2012

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Brunch With The Brits 198 Something Fresh

12 Mar 2012

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Brunch With The Brits 199 Something Fresh 2

12 Mar 2012

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Brunch With The Brits 194 The Lyrics of Bob Dylan and Building the Buildings

24 Jan 2012

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Ten great Dylan songs plus a Letter From Lincoln and we'll conclude with the Little World of Don Camillo. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 193 The Little World of Don Camillo 1

16 Jan 2012

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We begin examining the Little World of Don Camillo with the story "Lenin." Plus an "Invitation," hits Troutbridge. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 192 Goodbye Mr. Chips 2

07 Jan 2012

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Does Goldstein get promoted? And we'll hear more about Brookfield. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 191 Goodbye Mr. Chips 1

02 Jan 2012

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Due to Matt's sudden and unexpected illness you all benefit with an extra episode. Plus we are a little behind. We start with Goodbye Mr. Chips plus...

Brunch With The Britts 190 Season Ingterview with John Lingard

30 Dec 2011

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John Lingard for almost two hours plus a look at twentwenty twelve and more. Enjoy

Brunch With The Brits 189 Billy Bunter's Christmas Party

28 Dec 2011

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Sorry about the delay. We go back to the work of Frank Richards this time to listen to Billy Bunter's Christmas Party. Plus Navy Lark and Sceptred I...

Brunch With The Brits 188 Introducing George Smiley Call For The Dead

16 Dec 2011

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Just who is George Smiley? You'll meet him this week plus Navy Lark and This Sceptred Isle. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 187 The Guns Of Navaron 4

11 Dec 2011

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This week we're joined by producer Director Maria for Navy Lark Sceptred Isle and the conclussion of The Guns Of Navaron. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 186 The Guns Of Navarone 3

05 Dec 2011

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Plus This Sceptred Isle and Navy Lark. Enjoy.

Brunch With The Brits 185 The Guns of Navarone 2

25 Nov 2011

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The Guns Of Navarone continues. Alng with Navy Lark and Sceptred Isle.

Brunch With The Brits 184 The Guns Of Navarone 1

20 Nov 2011

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We discuss the rise of Oliver Cromwell plus ask the question of Captain Povy's marriage. Then we'll begin The Guns Of Navarone.

Brunch With The Brits 183 Sherlock Holmes In The Final Problem

13 Nov 2011

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We'll begin with This Sceptred Isle then we'll catch Navy Lark and end with Sherlock Holmes.

bwtb 182 Sherlock Holmes In The Naval Treaty

04 Nov 2011

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Plus we'll hear Navy Lark and continue with This Sceptred Isle.