S8 - E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Expresso Bar

In this episode, Tim, Jon, James and Martin review the fourth series radio episode The Expresso Bar.

The team consider how coffee shops provided a theme for many of the radio episodes and how this theme reflected contemporary developments in the High Street.

The Gang of Four explore all of the many topical references in this episode, debate how the episode title should be spelt and consider the brilliant contribution of Kenneth Williams over his five different roles.

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