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Episode 5
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JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, Patricia Routledge and Joan Sims. From December 1994.
A new matron at a boys’ school and the case of the false beard.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in December 1994.
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Sun 21 Jun 2020
09:30
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