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Michael Williams stars as 1940s radio star Robb Wilton. Can the eternal pessimist solve an unusual problem in 1986?

Robb Wilton (1881-1957) was one of the most popular music hall and radio comics of the 1930s and 1940s.

Famed as an all-round pessimist - what would he have made of 1980s Britain - trying to solve an unusual problem?

Michael Williams stars as Robb Wilton - making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before...

Written by Allen Saddler.

Producer: Brian Miller

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 1986.

15 minutes

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Sun 12 May 2024 03:45

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