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The Best of English: Tilting at The Windmill

The Best of English

Tilting at The Windmill

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Best of English, Tilting at The Windmill

The actor Arthur English remembers his time as a top comic at London's Windmill Theatre.

Arthur English recalls how he got his first professional break at London's Windmill Theatre.  With Michael Pointon.  From 1988.

A lucky break from painting and decorating to performing as a comic at London’s risqué Windmill Theatre in Piccadilly. 

Best remembered as Mr Harman in BBC TV’s long-running sitcom Are You Being Served?, comedian and actor, Arthur English looks back over his life and career with Michael Pointon and a studio audience. 

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1988.

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Comedian Arthur English reminisces with Michael Pointon and a studio audience.

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