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The Prince of Dandies

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A bicentennial portrait in words and music of the life and times of Beau Brummell.
Compiled from Regency sources and introduced by Gerald Brummell Frow
Into this world on 7 June 1778 was born George Bryan Brum mell. The grandson of a valet, he rose to become the absolute arbiter of taste in Regency London, but quarrelled with the Prince of Wales and fell as dramatically as he had risen. Lord Byron claimed 1 The three greatest men of our century are Brummell. Napoleon and myself.' With NORMA RONALD
HAROLD KASKET , WILLIAM ROBERTS and THE
CHARLES YOUNG SINGERS
AND MUSICIANS f Producer JOHN DYAS (B'cast on Mon- day at 11.5 am)

Contributors

Unknown:
Beau Brummell.
Introduced By:
Gerald Brummell Frow
Unknown:
George Bryan Brum
Unknown:
Norma Ronald
Unknown:
Harold Kasket
Unknown:
William Roberts
Producer:
John Dyas
Source: Radio Times

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