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The Incomparable Max

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Max Beerbohm on the Air
Compiled from BBC recorded archives and produced with commentary by Douglas Cleverdon
This programme celebrates the centenary of the birth on 24 August 1872 of 'the incomparable Max' (as Bernard Shaw first called him).
It consists of passages from his own impeccable broadcasts and from adaptions (to use his own correct term) of such stories as The Happy Hypocrite (with Deborah Kerr as Jenny Mere) and Zuleika Dobson (with Michael Hordern as the Duke of Dorset).
(Shortened version of a recent broadcast on Radio 3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Max Beerbohrn
Commentary By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Unknown:
Bernard Shaw
Unknown:
Deborah Kerr
Unknown:
Michael Hordern
Source: Radio Times

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