Gerard Hoffnung

Artist, musician, broadcaster, raconteur - and genius: the multi faceted Gerard Hoffnung crammed a great deal into a tragically short span. Enjoy these 2-cd sets from the BBC:

HOFFNUNG A LAST ENCORE
Hoffnung talks about his life of hilarity, from tales of his pet octopus to the story of his former housekeeper, a hedgehog and a lavatory brush, plus the famous Oxford Union speech, his early life, and of course his undying love of music.

HOFFNUNG AT LARGE
Humphrey Lyttleton's audio biography of a unique comic visionary has extracts from Desert Island Discs, One Minute Please and Saturday Night on the Light, and contributions from Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Dankworth, Sam Wanamaker, Joseph Horowitz and others.

An absolute must for all Hoffnung fans!

Hoffnung talks about his life of hilarity, from tales of his pet octopus to the story of his former housekeeper, a hedgehog and a lavatory brush, plus the famous Oxford Union speech, his early life, and of course his undying love of music.

Humphrey Lyttleton's audio biography of a unique comic visionary has extracts from Desert Island Discs, One Minute Please and Saturday Night on the Light, and contributions from Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Dankworth, Sam Wanamaker, Joseph Horowitz and others.