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The Master and the Boy

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

A unique insight into the enduring friendship between George Bernard Shaw and the heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney , presented by Gene's son, Jay. Shaw had always been an admirer of "gentlemen pugilists" and Tunney was utterly entranced by literature. Despite the 40-year age gap, Tunney, it seems, touched something deep in the old man's soul; perhaps the idea of physical, moral and intellectual rigour rolled into One-a "Superman".ProducerVernee Samuel
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George Bernard Shaw
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Gene Tunney
Producer:
Vernee Samuel
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