An Evening with Johnners

by Brian Johnston

Reminiscing about his long life and career at the BBC, Brian talks about many of the diverse occasions and programmes with which he was involved He also indulges in his well-known love of (rather bad) jokes and puns.



In this revised edition of An Evening with Johnners, which contains previously unreleased material, the sheer warmth of Brian's personality comes across to the listener, and it is virtually impossible not to feel at one with the members of the highly appreciative theatre audience.

(p) 1993, 1994 and 2000 BarryMour Productions

Audible Audio

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Stephen Wood]

I have had the privilege of seeing Henry Blofeld on stage, and he was wonderfully entertaining. But it’s the delivery and Henry’s engagement with the audience that made it what it was, not the jokes or the anecdotes which were, in themselves, really rather weak. And so I think it is with Brian Johnston. I have no doubt that he equalled his old colleague on the stage, but reduce it to a script and you have lost the cheeky schoolboy delivery and all that remains is a succession of feeble gags. Johnners was a great man and a superb broadcaster, but this book does him no favours.

[Angus]

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