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1. Cricklewood - A Scene Setter

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Humourist, writer and broadcaster Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London, home to crisps and the machine gun. From 1997.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ to potato crisps and the machine gun - humourist, writer and broadcaster Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.

Alan Coren's book 'A Bit on the Side' was first published in 1996.

Abridged and read by the author in five-parts.

The son of a builder, Coren won a scholarship to Oxford, and also studied at Yale and the University of California.

He planned to become a professor, but his experiences in the USA prompted him to take up comic writing.

He was editor of 'Punch' magazine from 1978-1987.

Alan was also a regular panellist on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's The News Quiz and a team captain on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV's Call My Bluff.

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 1997.

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