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Jimmy Clitheroe
Episode 2 of 6
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up? From April 1999.
"Nearly a quarter of the population settle down to listen to a radio classic..."
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up?
Featuring:
Frank Roscoe
James Casey
Diana Day
Geoffrey Wheeler
Ronnie Hilton
Irene Roberts
Series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
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