The Souvenir Shop

The Souvenir Shop

By Matthew DiamondComedyFictionHistory
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The Souvenir Shop episodes

  • The Lineage

    My family tree throws up some surprises and unearths some horrors.


    The Bokser Family: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxTgRN1rNf2/




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    12 min
  • The Psychic

    A genuine close encounter with the paranormal. Or not.


    New Faces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Xvyj5KHR4&t=232s



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    10 min
  • The Raw Recruit

    A visit to a synagogue leads to a wonderful day.


    My father, the raw recruit: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwvlu6ys8BT/


    The Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1945: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBvZpXDyaU4



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    13 min
  • The Marriage Certificate

    How a foreign-sounding name affects your job prospects: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/failed-applications-nearly-changed-name-get-job-1617614


    About Basil Henriques: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Henriques


    The Oxford and St George's Club and Settlement: https://www.jewisheastend.com/settlement.html

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    11 min
  • Brian

    A classic album, performed live, puts my life back on the rails.


    Pet Sounds Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1kb1MWVDQI


    Pets Sounds - The Original Album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh_yhTyae08

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    10 min
  • The Talent Contest

    Two showbiz careers are scuppered by a sharp elbowed wannabe.


    Dry Transfers. An exhaustive website containing all the pictorial sets by Letraset and others.:https://www.action-transfers.com/html/a_a/chronology.shtml#k_series_anchor


    Cream Sing 'A Mother's Lament' AKA 'Your Baby Has Gone Down The Plughole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYIg61FTi5s

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    10 min
  • Swing Time

    The non-cancellation of Fred Astaire.


    Bill Robinson, the world's greatest tap dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arkkGjDpa8E


    Bill Robinson stars in Stormy Weather (with Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Fats Waller and more). Watch it!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33LD_UQWVc

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    11 min
  • Two Puppets

    Some foul-mouthed encounters with the cream of light entertainment.



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    11 min
  • A Dolls House

    Talking with my grandma about Ibsen.



    Grandma as a teenager: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvC2m3sshs4/


    Grandma again at her 90th birthday party December 1990: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRju7Z8i414/



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    11 min
  • The Battle of Cable Street
    How Antifa is not a recent phenomenon, and why it is needed. This podcast features a special guest author.

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    14 min

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