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The Elsie Drake Letters (aged 104) by Robert Popper & Elsie Drake
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The Elsie Drake Letters (aged 104)

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Length 3 hours 29 minutes
Language English
Narrators Heather Long, Joe Eyre & Robert Popper

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Friday Night Dinner and Timewaster Letters creator Robert Popper's new book of brilliantly funny letters, from Britain's oldest letter writer.


'Ridiculous, hilarious and sweet' GREG DAVIES
'One of Britain's great comedy minds is at it again' AISLING BEA
'I laughed till I cried' DAISY MAY COOPER'
'I howled with laughter' MATT LUCAS

At 104 years of age, Mrs Elsie Drake of Granville Gardens, London, is the sixth oldest woman in Britain. But fed up with sitting in her armchair all day, Elsie is ready for new adventures. And so, armed with a computer she can barely operate, she fires off dozens of letters to everyone from the Prime Minister to Greggs Bakeries, to see if they can help.

Whether offering her services as the new Arsenal football mascot dressed as a giant hare, or simply sending Sainsbury's a load of meat, no one can escape the clutches of Elsie Drake.

Gloriously funny and ridiculously silly, The Elsie Drake Letters is also a testament to the wonderful kindness and good humour of the British public. Just wait till you read the replies...

'Hilarious and heartwarming - this book is a growth hormone for happiness' RICHARD AYOADE
'When Robert Popper dies, he should leave his brain to scientists so that they can work out how someone could have written a book so funny.' KATY WIX
'Spending time in the company of Elsie Drake is an achingly funny way to restore your faith in humanity' SIMON PEGG

Robert Popper is an award-winning writer, producer and bestselling author. He's the creator of Channel 4's six-series hit Friday Night Dinner, he co-created and starred in BBC 2's cult favourite Look Around You with Peter Serafinowicz, produced the Bafta award-winning Peep Show, co-wrote episodes of Stath Lets Flats with Jamie Demetriou, wrote on season fourteen of South Park, and script-edited The Inbetweeners and The IT Crowd.

Under the pseudonym Robin Cooper, he wrote the massive bestselling The Timewaster Letters and the follow-up, Return of The Timewaster Letters. His third book, The Timewaster Diaries, was Book of The Week on BBC Radio 4, read by Paul Whitehouse.

Robert Popper is an award-winning writer, producer and bestselling author. He's the creator of Channel 4's six-series hit Friday Night Dinner, he co-created and starred in BBC 2's cult favourite Look Around You with Peter Serafinowicz, produced the Bafta award-winning Peep Show, co-wrote episodes of Stath Lets Flats with Jamie Demetriou, wrote on season fourteen of South Park, and script-edited The Inbetweeners and The IT Crowd.

Under the pseudonym Robin Cooper, he wrote the massive bestselling The Timewaster Letters and the follow-up, Return of The Timewaster Letters. His third book, The Timewaster Diaries, was Book of The Week on BBC Radio 4, read by Paul Whitehouse.

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Reviews

A treasure trove of funny. I loved it. Ridiculously funny. I laughed till I cried. I howled with laughter. Robert Popper is not only certifiably one of the Funniest People in the Worldโ„ข, but also the loveliest 104-year-old woman you could ever hope to meet. Hilarious. Long live Mrs Elsie Drake! Sweetness, surrealism and hilarity . . . Robert Popper once again unloads with sheer letter-writing brilliance. The responses had me howling. A bombardment of idiocy . . . I loved every second! Absolutely hilarious. Spending time in the company of Elsie Drake is an achingly funny way to restore your faith in humanity. Very funny. Viva Elsie! One of Britain's great comedy minds is at it again. The best one yet, in terms of the world's books. Hilarious and heartwarming - this book is a growth hormone for happiness. When Robert Popper dies, he should leave his brain to scientists so that they can work out how someone could have written a book so funny. Expand reviews
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