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The MostBeneving tMan

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Life is a jest, and all things show it:
I thought so once, and now I know it
An appreciation of John Gay (1685-1732) author of The
Beggar's Opera
Compiled from contemporary and other sources and written by JOANNA RICHARDSON with
CHARLES SIMON , HECTOR ROSS
MALCOLM HAYES , KATHLEEN HELME Narrated and produced by DAVID DAVIS

Contributors

Written By:
Joanna Richardson
Unknown:
Charles Simon
Unknown:
Hector Ross
Unknown:
Malcolm Hayes
Unknown:
Kathleen Helme
Produced By:
David Davis
John Gay:
Timothy Bateson
Source: Radio Times

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