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                        Peel Bananas the Burkiss Way
                
                                    
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            The groundbreaking sketch show with cult status. Stars Denise Coffey, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees. From August 1976.
Welcome to the Burkiss Way to dynamic living - radio's first correspondence course. Send no money.
Lesson one is courtesy of:
Denise Coffey
Nigel Rees
Chris Emmett
Fred Harris
Then you too can write a script like Andrew Marshall, John Mason and David Renwick.
You can also produce a programme like Simon Brett.
The groundbreaking radio sketch show with cult status.
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 1976.
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