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Frank Randle

How Tickled Am I?Series 1
Episode 1 of 6

Mark Radcliffe tells the story of the bad lad of showbiz, Frank Randle: 'a grotesque and the funniest man alive'. From 1999.

He was "a gargoyle, a grotesque - and the funniest man alive".

Mark Radcliffe tells the story of 'the bad lad of showbiz'. Frank Randle - the rebel from Wigan who hiked his way to stardom.

Featuring:

Arthur Askey
Billy Dainty
Queenie Randle

A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.

Producer: Bernadette McConnell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 May 202500:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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