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The Coniedian's Art
What is the difference between a joke told by the man in the pub and the same story expertly presented by a comic artist?
CYRIL FLETCHER examines, with the help of recordings from the Sound Archives, the whole business of making people laugh
Produced by Denys Gueroult

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Artist:
Cyril Fletcher
Produced By:
Denys Gueroult

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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