Boswell's Lives

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Miles Jupp stars as James Boswell, Dr Johnson's time-travelling biographer.

Miles Jupp stars as James Boswell, Dr Johnson's time-travelling biographer, recalling the lives of other legends alive and dead in Jon Canter's comedy series.

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Miles Jupp

Lenny Henry

Jon Canter

Boswell's Lives: Series 2: Episode 1: Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali

Series 2

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Episode 1: Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali

Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali

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James Boswell meets Muhammad Ali, banned from boxing and in the wilderness.

Can James Boswell help Muhammad Ali - banned from boxing and in the wilderness? Stars Miles Jupp and Lenny Henry. From 2016.

Banned from boxing and in the wilderness,  can Boswell help Muhammad Ali out of it and make The Greatest – Greatester? 

Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell become a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson.
 
James Boswell    .....    Miles Jupp
Muhammad Ali    .....    Lenny Henry
Boxing Commentator    .....    Ewan Bailey

Producer: Sally Avens 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.

Boswell's Lives: Series 2

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