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Les Dawson reveals how the mother-in-law joke was invented, and the real Humpty Dumpty.

Les Dawson reveals how the mother-in-law joke was invented, and the real Humpty Dumpty. With Daphne Oxenford. From January 1981.

Les Dawson unveils how the mother-in-law joke was invented, and the real story of Humpty Dumpty is revealed!

With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn. 

Music by Brian Fitzgerald. 

Scripted and produced by James Casey. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1981.

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