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What makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour distinctive? Over four programmes, Lenny Henry gets up close and personal with people all over Britain -... exploring humour in the family, at work, at leisure and in our communities. He then builds those experiences into a series of gigs with many of the people he met on his tour sat in the audience joining in the fun. And then there's the Joke Booth, which tours the country with Lenny collecting everyone's favourite funny stories.This programme explores humour in the workplaces of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
What makes us laugh? How do we use humour? Does humour unite or divide us? Is British humour distinctive? Over four programmes, Lenny Henry gets up close and personal with people all over Britain -... exploring humour in the family, at work, at leisure and in our communities. He then builds those experiences into a series of gigs with many of the people he met on his tour sat in the audience joining in the fun. And then there's the Joke Booth, which tours the country with Lenny collecting everyone's favourite funny stories.This programme explores humour in the workplaces of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
| Series: | Lenny's Britain |
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| First transmission date: | 18-06-2007 |
| Published: | 2007 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:01 |
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| Director: | Kate Broome |
| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Presenter: | Lenny Henry |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | OU Website: http://www.open2.net/lennysbritain/index.html |
| Subject terms: | British; Humour in the workplace |
| Production number: | NBRI565X |
| Videofinder number: | 7460 |
| Available to public: | no |
