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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th May 2011, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Sep 2013, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

What made William Henry Ireland the toast of London society? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.

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Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly

Episode 4: The Pneumatic Underground

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th May 2011, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Sep 2013, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Alfred Beach tried to bring pneumatic transit to New York - why did he fail? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.

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Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly

Episode 5: Solresol and the Prophet of Sound

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th May 2011, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Fri 6^th Sep 2013, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Whatever happened to Jean Francois Sudre's universal language? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.

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Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly

Episode 2: The Man With N-Ray Eyes

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd May 2011, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Sep 2013, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Distinguished French physicist Rene Blondlot is now unknown - why? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.

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Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly

Episode 1: Banvard's Folly

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd May 2011, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Sep 2013, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Once the world's most famous painter, John Banvard died penniless - why? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.

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