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Episode 2

Beachcomber... By the Way Series 3
Episode 2 of 6

JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, John Sessions, Joan Sims and June Whitfield. From November 1994.

Wartime escapades of the Belle of the Southern Command – and a reporter meets the oldest living old person...

Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.

With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.

Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic β€˜Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.

Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.

Announcer: Brian Perkins.

Producer: Harry Thompson

First broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in November 1994.

30 minutes

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