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The Falmouth Dolphin
Episode 3 of 5
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases of Civil Service bureaucracy. In 1912, cost-conscious HM Customs replaced Falmouth's steam launch with a vessel unfit for purpose.
Files from the National Archive reveal preposterous acts both grand and petty. Julian Putkowski distills them down.
When HM Customs and Excise want to transfer Falmouth's steam launch to a more important port the locals raise a stink. Canny civil servants think they have fobbed them off with an inferior boat until the sailors play the ultimate trump card.
Reader: Crawford Logan
Producer: Matt Thompson
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
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