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The whimsies of JB Morton performed by Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge. From March 1989.
Dr Strabismus sets a trap for a mouse, Colonel Wretch gets a visit from Hercules the Mighty, and Mr Justice Cocklecarrot encounters the notorious 12 red-bearded dwarfs for the first time.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 β JB Mortonβs surreally comic βBeachcomberβ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1989.
Last on
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