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Wheeler's Fortune

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Brian Hayes tells the remarkable story of Creighton Wheeler , victim of a tragicomic affliction, Splicer's Disease, in which letters, words and phrases are removed from speech as the sufferer is talking.
3: Bom to Be Wired. It's the late 60s and Creighton drops out of society and discovers that as long as he takes LSD everyday he can keep his Splicer's affliction under control. Unfortunately, it has terrifying side effects - he starts splicing uncontrollably in medieval French and joins the Conservative party.
Written and performed by Andrew McGibbon and featuring
Jon Snow , Alan Whicker , Paul Cook , Toby Longworth and Jan Ravens. Additional material by David Quantick
Producers Andrew McGibbon and Jonathan Ruffle

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Brian Hayes
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Creighton Wheeler
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Andrew McGibbon
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Jon Snow
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Alan Whicker
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Paul Cook
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Toby Longworth
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Jan Ravens.
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David Quantick
Producers:
Andrew McGibbon
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Jonathan Ruffle

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