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Jonathan Cocking
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Jonathan Cocking could read Shakespeare and remember long number sequences at three. Why does he deny he was a prodigy? From 2008.
Chris Ledgard presents a series looking at the lives of people who were labelled child prodigies.
Jonathan Cocking could read Shakespeare and remember long sequences of numbers at the age of three.
In 1950, he featured in the national press.
But Jonathan firmly denies that he was a prodigy and has been living down the label ever since.
Producer: Chris Ledgard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.
Last on
Thu 4 Dec 202509:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Tue 23 Sep 200809:30BBC Radio 4- Thu 3 Sep 200915:45BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Dec 202509:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
