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A Postillion Struck by Lightning

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Dirk Bogarde reads the final episode from his autobiography abridged in seven parts by JACK SINGLETON
7: A Star on the Doort
As the nation launched into war, Chelsea Poly remained firmly shut. I decided to go to London to see if I could make my way in the theatre. My father gave me ten shillings a week for a year and if I hadn't made my way by that time, I was to return and start as a messenger boy at The Times.' Producer ROSEMARY HART

Contributors

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Dirk Bogarde
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Jack Singleton
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Chelsea Poly
Producer:
Rosemary Hart
Source: Radio Times

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