DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "Without Prejudice, " "Robbery With Violence, " "Is That Your Horse Outside?" and "Afterwards." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "A Death In The Family, " "Cuckoo In The Nest, " "Full House, " and "The Colour Problem." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "The Lodger, " "A Box In Town, " "The Three Feathers, " and "Any Old Iron." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour episodes from the classic radio series, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Wilfrid Brambell stars as the eponymous junkyard owner, with Harry H. Corbett as his long-suffering son. The episodes included are "Sixty-Five Today", "Wallah Wallah Catsmeat", "The Holiday", "The Bath".
DescriptionFour classic BBC radio episodes starring the world's most famous rag and bone men. Come with us to Shepherd's Bush on a decrepit horse and cart, and view the young-ish Harold Steptoe (bon viveur, man of learning, Casanova) and his beloved father Albert (p…
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "The Offer", "The Lead Man Cometh", "Pilgrim's Progress" and "Homes Fit For Heroes". Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing "bird". Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "Crossed Swords", "Two's Company", "Tea For Two" and "T.B. Or Not T.B.". Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail, and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing "bird". Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic BBC television episodes starring the world's most famous rag and bone men. Come with us to Shepherd's Bush on a decrepit horse and cart, and view the young-ish Harold Steptoe (bon viveur, man of learning, Casanova) and his beloved father Albert (penny pincher, emotional blackmailer, dirty old man) in their natural habitat of the scrapyard at 24, Oil Drum Lane. In these salubrious environs of discarded bric-a-brac, dubious antiquities, and downright useless junk, we find our hosts constantly striving for better things like money, sophistication, and perhaps even a woman or two around the place. These four original BBC TV episodes are: "The Stepmother", "Steptoe A La Cart", "The Bonds That Bind Us", and "My Old Man's A Tory".
DescriptionIn his tantalizing debut novel, Paradise Salvage, at once a taut thriller and a lyrical coming-of-age story, John Fusco marvelously traces the unforgettable trajectory of 12-year-old Nunzio Paradiso's last summer of innocence. Each new wreck tow…
