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It's Edinburgh Festival time, and Mark Wallington is awarded the title Uke of Edinburgh.

Mark Wallington's ukulele tour has reached Scotland at Edinburgh Festival time, where he becomes Uke of Edinburgh. Read by Hugh Dennis.

Read by Hugh Dennis 

Having meandered through Yorkshire, enjoyed a wonderful Harp quartet in York and promised, in a most un-rock 'n' roll fashion, to be back at his digs by eleven, Mark Wallington's one man ukulele tour round Great Britain finally hits Edinburgh at the height of the Festival. With no venue booked, Mark finds himself taking part in a talent contest and is proudly awarded the title, Uke of Edinburgh.


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Mark Wallington's humorous account of his ukulele tour of Great Britain

Mark Wallington's humorous account of his ukulele tour of Great Britain which tests to the limit the theory that it is impossible to hear a ukulele without smiling. Read by Hugh Dennis

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