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Frank Randle
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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 1999.
Last on
Thu 24 Mar 2022
00:30
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