Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Kirsty Young talks to comedy writing partners Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
Kirsty Young's castaways this week are the comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
They've been at the rock-face, mining for laughs, for over 40 years and they've given us plenty of gems ... amongst them monologues in the '70s for Frankie Howerd, the era-defining character Alan B'Stard MP, star of The New Statesman, and now the successful revival of their long running and much loved sitcom "Birds of a Feather".
Grammar school boys from North London they first met as ten year olds at a youth club, growing up to have 'real jobs' in the civil service and journalism, before finally embarking on the precarious business of making a living from putting words into other people' mouths.
Producer: Sarah Taylor.
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Music Played
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Marilyn Scott
In My Room
- Wouldn聮t it Be Nice Jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson.
- Blue Note.
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Sonny Rollins
Alfie's Theme Differently
- Alfie: Original Film Soundtrack.
- MCA.
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MAURICE'S FAVOURITE
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Aretha Franklin
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
- Aretha: Lady Soul.
- ATLANTIC.
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The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Felling
- The Best Of The Righteous Brothers.
- VERVE.
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Chuck Wagner & Robert Westenberg
Agony
- Into the Woods (Original Cast Recording).
- RCA.
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Modest Mussorgsky
The Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition
Performer: London symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado.- Works by Mussorgsky & Stravinsky.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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LAURENCE'S FAVOURITE
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Johann Sebastian Bach
NR. 54 Choral
Performer: The Monteverdi Choir conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.- St Matthew Passion.
- ARCHIV.
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Steely Dan
AJA
- AJA.
- MCA.
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BOOK CHOICE
Maurice: The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh, Laurence: His own diaries.
MAURICE'S LUXURY CHOICE
A really big drum kit
LAURENCE'S LUXURY CHOICE
A collection of Ch芒teau d'Yquem of his choice from 1900-2001, a fridge, Sauternes glasses
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Kirsty Young Interviewed Guest Laurence Marks Interviewed Guest Maurice Gran Producer Sarah Taylor Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Sep 2015 11:15成人快手 Radio 4
- Fri 2 Oct 2015 09:00成人快手 Radio 4
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