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The Rector of Haworth
An impression of The Rev
Patrick Bronte , written and performed by Denys Hawthorne. a performance for which he was nominated Best Actor in the 1984 Sony Radio Awards
Born Patrick Brunty at Emdale, Co Down on 17 March 1777, he studied at St John's College,
Cambridge, entered Holy Orders and became, in time, the Rector of Haworth in Yorkshire.
' ... I do not deny that I am somewhat eccentric. Had I been numbered among the calm, sedate, concentric men of the world, I should not have been as I now am, and I should in all probability never have had such children as mine have been.' Producer PAUL MULDOON
(First broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster)

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Unknown:
Patrick Bronte
Unknown:
Denys Hawthorne.
Producer:
Paul Muldoon
Source: Radio Times

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