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Radio 4,28 Nov 2003,30 mins

Ian Dury

Great Lives

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Comedian Linda Smith nominates musician, actor and artist Ian Dury as her choice of a life well-lived. Presented by Humphrey Carpenter. With writer, broadcaster and Dury's former manager Charlie Gillett sharing his biographical details. Together they celebrate the life of the man, who, in the late 1970s, sketched out in song such memorable figures as Clever Trevor, Billericay Dickey and Plaistow Patricia. Producer: Mark Smalley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.

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