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The Making of the Savoy Operas
First of two programmes taking a look at Gilbert and Sullivan. For over a hundred years the inseparable partnership that created the Savoy Operas has seemed a national institution.
Geoffrey Smith suggests that their success lay in the differences between the two men.
1: From "Trial by Jury" to "lohnthe".
Producer Peter Tanner

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Geoffrey Smith
Producer:
Peter Tanner
Source: Radio Times

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