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A Better Class of Person

A Better Class of Person by John Osborne: 1. No Pride in Real Gentry

No Pride in Real Gentry

1. No Pride in Real Gentry

A Better Class of Person by John Osborne

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Better Class of Person by John Osborne, 1. No Pride in Real Gentry

Playwright John Osborne's early years - his mother's make-up regime and Uncle's letters.

Playwright John Osborne recalls early years in Fulham, his mother's make-up regime and his uncle's letters. Read by Peter Egan.

Playwright John Osborne's highly acclaimed first volume of autobiography - covering 1929 to 1956 when 'Look Back in Anger' was first performed.

Recollections of his early years in Fulham, his mother's make-up regime and his uncle's letters. 

Read in ten parts by Peter Egan.

Abridger/Producer: Glyn Dearman  

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.

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Autobiography of dramatist John Osborne, based on his childhood and early life.

Autobiography of dramatist John Osborne, based on his childhood and early life and published in 1981. Read by Peter Egan.

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