The Souvenir Shop

The Souvenir Shop

By Matthew DiamondComedyFictionHistory
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The Souvenir Shop episodes

  • The Pebble

    A lump of painted rock, a theatrical adventure, and how I am responsible for the career of Britain's greatest playwright!


    The Z Rock; https://www.instagram.com/p/CrqtU7yMRb2/


    Z Theatre Company 1980: https://www.instagram.com/p/Crqttx-M6Cq/

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    10 min
  • The Masterpiece

    A ceramic hedgehog, failure, and fleeting success.


    The Hedgehog: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYytCyM0vC/

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    10 min
  • Life of an Actor

    A snuff box a West End hit, a journey Up North, and Tom & Jerry.


    Life of an Actor - The Book: https://archive.org/details/lifeofactor0000pier


    The Life of an Actor snuff box: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHD-_qMyBO/


    The original Life of an Actor Illustration from 1825: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHECsqMPDW/





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    11 min
  • Ramadhin and Valentine

    Listen to Lord Beginner's Victory Test Match (Cricket Lovely Cricket) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpeUTnTVS0&t=24s



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    11 min
  • The 78

    Ronald Frankau, The Trade Union Congress, and a late-night phone call.


    Ronald Frankau sings Shakespeare Was A Playboy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOg3SWBA1hg&t=184s

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    10 min
  • The Invitation
    John Diamond: Cartoonist: .https://www.instagram.com/p/CMK2iOsJy5U/

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    11 min
  • Ghosts to Houseplants
    The pursuit of knowledge through reading twelve volumes of an illustrated encyclopaedia for children.

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    9 min
  • Beryl

    The story of Beryl, actor, comedian, junior civil servant, and scourge of the post-war establishment.


    The group photo in Paris can be seen at: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjvv-7CEIi/


    The Evening Standard article is at: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsoIW4MWiF/


    The LOW cartoon is at: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsoPuss7x2/


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    10 min
  • Bambi

    To see both University Challenge teams in action go to https://www.instagram.com/p/CpbBZA9sFxv/


    The Young Ones on University Challenge a few years later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysG96dUtGh4

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    10 min
  • The Music Box

    A journey to Vienna, encountering the fall-out from Harry Lime along the way.


    The Harry Lime Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0

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    9 min

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Written and read by Matthew Diamond.


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