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Countrymen: The Old Man of Coniston

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A series in which Lake District people tell their life stories.

Allan Mason, a retired quarryman living near Coniston, has been a poacher all his life. Even when he was a special constable he managed to uphold the law while indulging in a little 'honest' poaching. Now, aged 71, he says: 'I am very glad I am going downhill not up it'.

A John Peel production for BBCtv
Picture Story: page 50

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Subject:
Allan Mason
Producer:
Patrick McCreanor
Source: Radio Times

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