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Dick Turpin
Episode 3 of 10
The veteran of many parts recounts a disastrous TV adaptation with an American backer. Stars Peter Jones. From 1986.
The veteran of many parts recounts the story of a scheme to make a fortune from flops which puts "the Producers" to shame.
J Kingston Platt is the doyen of British show business.
He's ready to share reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.
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Sun 15 Dec 202404:30
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