REpost: The Life and Crimes of Lenny Bruce

A jewel from the archives. My friend Steve Shepherd used to be a radio producer - producing Jez Nelson's Jazz on 3 for years. His first programme, though, made in 1996, was this documentary about Lenny Bruce, made for the Sunday Feature slot - also on Radio - 3 in 1996. It's narrated by rock critic legend Charles Shaar Murray and The Guardian, at the time, said

"You almost hear the smoke above the jazz and the jokes. Sad and very funny. And proof that it can be cool to listen to Radio 3?"

So here is Steve's show (MP3).

Via the late, lamented

'Speechification'