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Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Uncle Joe describes the execution of King Charles I and the love life of Bluff King Hal in his own inimitable way – with little regard for historical accuracy. Show more

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Joe Smith and His Waxworks

Duck, Love and Eloquence

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Tony Liddington recalls a travelling showman's fairground life in mid-Victorian England. Uncle Joe recruits an odd-job man he finds working with the donkeys on Yarmouth sands. Show more

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Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Tony Liddington recalls a travelling showman's life in mid-Victorian England. We learn of Uncle Joe’s skill in crafting his waxwork figures as he becomes known as The Waxy’un. Show more

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