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A Froth of Admirals

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A feud in the Navy by GERALD ASH Narrated by Frederick Bradnum with Peter Woodthorpe and Denys Hawthorne as Sir John Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford
The story of the quarrel between ' Jackie' Fisher, First Sea Lord, and ' Charlie B ', Commander-In-Chief of the Channel Fleet, which lasted from 1900 to 1910, became a public scandal and an embarrassment to two Liberal governments, and actually had its effect on British naval dispositions in the years before 1914.
Others taking part: LEONARD FENTON , JOHN CHURCH, ROGER HAMMOND , DANNY SCHILLER , GEORGI PARSONS and EVA STUART
Directed by RICHARD KEEN long wave only

Contributors

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Frederick Bradnum
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Peter Woodthorpe
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Denys Hawthorne
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Sir John Fisher
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Lord Charles Beresford
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Leonard Fenton
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Roger Hammond
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Danny Schiller
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Georgi Parsons
Directed By:
Richard Keen

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