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Fry's English Delight: Series 2 - The Joy of Gibberish Audiobook

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Author: Stephen Fry
Audio Length: 28 min
Release Date: 25/02/2010
Narrator: Unspecified
Format: Original Staging

Audio Book Summary

Stephen Fry investigates the phenomenon of gibberish - what it is, why we write and speak and sing it, and why we enjoy it so much. Words like 'awaopbopbaloobop awop bam bam' and Bill and Ben's contemporary sounding catchphrase 'blogalog'.

Stephen sets out to unravel some of these threads in the company of Stanley Unwin, George Melly, Gryff Rhys-Jones, Eric and Ernie, Max Bygraves, The Goons, Bill and Ben The Flowerpot Men, and Frank Sinatra, along with experts in language development, in the first ever Radio 4 programme intentionally devoted to the totally unintelligible.

About the Author: Stephen Fry

Gifted Film & Telly writer and author of the beloved audiobook The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography, Stephen Fry was born on August 24, 1957 in London, England, The United Kingdom. Stephen Fry's audiobook Fry's English Delight - HMS Metaphor first appeared on our website in 2009, and was promptly followed by such gems as The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot and Fry's English Delight: The Complete Series. Fry is no less known for his contributions to the Film & Telly, Fiction and Comedy & Humor genres. His latest work, Paperweight, Volume 1, available in Abridged format and beautifully narrated by Stephen Fry, can be downloaded directly from his author page. DigitalAudiobooks.co.uk presently offers a collection of 29 audiobooks from Fry, running a combined total of 65 hours.