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Quote... Unquote

Quote... Unquote

Highlights from the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 panel show

Summary

This exclusive compilation was first published to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 'Quote, Unquote'. It takes a fond look a the show in which celebrity guests are quizzed about quotations, famous and obscure, and invited to contribute their own quotes and anecdotes. From identifying Shakespearean dialogue, attributing witty last words and putting names to famous one-liners, panellists go on to discuss everything that could possibly fall between two quotation marks, from eavesdropping to epitaphs. This collection features more than fifty of the show's most entertaining guests, including David Attenborough, Alan Bennett, Kingsley Amis, Russell Harty, Judi Dench, Glenda Jackson, Denis Healey, Ian McKellen, Tim Rice, Terry Wogan, Peter Ustinov and Denis Norden.

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Nigel Rees

Nigel Rees is a broadcaster, actor and writer, best known as the creator of BBC Radio 4's long-running panel game Quote... Unquote. He has appeared in several radio comedy shows, including The Burkiss Way and Week Ending.
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