Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar is a stand up and storytelling BBC Radio 4 show hosted and written by Alexei Sayle.[1]
The show features Alexei delivering "a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his imaginary sandwich bar".[2][3] It has garnered critical acclaim, winning a BBC Audio Drama award in 2020.[4]
The first episode aired in 2016, with 5 series having aired as of 2025.
A tie-in book was released in 2017.[5]
Episodes
Series 1
| Ep | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | Pretending and Sandwiches | 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15) |
| 2 | Political Beliefs | 22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) |
| 3 | Careerism | 29 November 2016 (2016-11-29) |
| 4 | History and the Role of the Entertainer | 6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) |
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Series 2
| Ep | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | Britain's Place in the World | 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) |
| 2 | The Financial Crash | 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16) |
| 3 | Death and Travel | 23 November 2017 (2017-11-23) |
| 4 | La Vie Moral | 30 November 2017 (2017-11-30) |
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Series 3
| Ep | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | Corbyn and the Left | 12 September 2019 (2019-09-12) |
| 2 | Santa Claused Faced Old... | 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) |
| 3 | Rage and Resentment | 26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) |
| 4 | Kings of Comedy | 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) |
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Series 4
| Ep | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | A Monopoly of Violence | 20 October 2022 (2022-10-20) |
| 2 | The Revolving Door | 27 October 2022 (2022-10-27) |
| 3 | The Way We Live Now | 3 November 2022 (2022-11-03) |
| 4 | Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. | 10 November 2022 (2022-11-10) |
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Series 5
| Ep | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | The Sense of an Abrupt Ending | 1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) |
| 2 | What is this place you have brought me to Roger? | 8 March 2025 (2025-03-08) |
| 3 | Jumping the Shark | 15 March 2025 (2025-03-15) |
| 4 | Unsweet Charity | 22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) |