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The Archive Hour: Wriggling with Eels

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Nowadays they're known more for their complicated lives and long-suffering expressions, but there was a time when East Enders were celebrated for their cheekychappie wit. Lee Hurst looks back at a century of cockney comics from Albert Chevalier and Max Miller to Alf Gamett and Ricky Grover. Producer James Crawford

Contributors

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Lee Hurst
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Albert Chevalier
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Max Miller
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Alf Gamett
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Ricky Grover.
Producer:
James Crawford
Source: Radio Times

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