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The veteran of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'. Stars Peter Jones. From 1986.

The veteran of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'.

It's a story that will confirm the truth of a lot of what you'd always suspected, and the place in showbiz history of the liver sausage sandwich.

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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 1986.

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30 minutes

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