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The Jokes We Miss in Gee and Iss

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Kenneth Baker , Lord Baker of Dorking, takes a tour of the best-loved Gilbert and Sullivan operas and discovers that WS Gilbert was a sharp satirist of contemporary Victorian life and politics. The Ruler of the Queen's
Navee who had never been to sea and the Modern Major General were based on real people.
Producer Dave Batchelor

Contributors

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Kenneth Baker
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Ws Gilbert
Producer:
Dave Batchelor
Source: Radio Times

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