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Famous Gossips: 1: John Aubrey - The Antiquary 1626-1697

BBC One
on BBC One London

Six literary immortals brought to life by six well-known actors.

John Aubrey, played by Roy Dotrice who gossips about...
the golden time before the Civil War... when King Charles I came to Oxford... Captain Carlo Fantom, the great ravisher... a suppression of bordellos to the sound of trumpets... the bastard son of Henry VIII... the last fairy seen at Cyrencester...
Introduced by Hugo Dyson.
Adapted from John Aubrey's "Brief Lives"

(Roy Dotrice is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company)

Contributors

Author (Brief Lives):
John Aubrey
Graphics:
Alan Jeapes
Graphics:
Jean Braid
Guitarist:
Bryan Daly
Title Music:
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Designer:
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Producer:
Patrick Garland
Presenter:
Hugo Dyson
John Aubrey:
Roy Dotrice
Source: Radio Times

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