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Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator.

Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator. With Hugh Thomas. From April 1979.

The life and times of one of the greatest living Britons - the master orator, Sir Benjamin Fletcher. 

Starring Rowan Atkinson.

Series of satirical, wry and parodic investigations into the lives of imaginary great men. 

Written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis.

With:

Hugh Thomas
Peter Wilson
Howard Goodall

Producer: Griff Rhys Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in April 1979.

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