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Intrepid broadcaster Roy Mallard sets out to give us an insight into the lives of ordinary people in these two episodes form the original BBC Radio 4 series: 'The Headmaster' and 'The Solicitor'. Roy tackles the burning educational issues of the day with comprehensive school headmaster Nigel Peacock, and Nicola and Graham Broadbent are questioned closely in a rollercoaster ride through the nitty-gritty reality of life as solicitors in Alderly Edge, Cheshire.
Author John Morton
Narrator Chris Langham, Full Cast
Duration 55 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781445879802
Format Audiobook
Publisher BBC Audio
Genre Documentary films, Films, cinema, Radio / podcasts, Television
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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