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They Had to be Joking

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

GALLANT COLONEL (at Dinner Party): ' Your daughters, my dear Mrs Tympanum , are looking simply delightful tonight! ' MRS TYMPANUM (rather hard of hearing and very intent on a r6ti of duckling): ' Yes, aren't they. I've had them stuffed with sage and onions! '
Basil Boothroyd casts a mystified glance at what amused the Victorians and Edwardians Cast: MICHAEL MCCLAIN and JO MANNING WILSON
Written by BASIL BOOTHROYD Producer BOBBY JAYE
(Rptd: New Year's Eve 10.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Tympanum
Unknown:
Basil Boothroyd
Unknown:
Michael McClain
Unknown:
Jo Manning Wilson
Written By:
Basil Boothroyd
Producer:
Bobby Jaye
Source: Radio Times

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