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1. Schooling

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From Orpington to Cambridge via Marlborough (twice). Reginald Perrin's creator David Nobbs reads from his autobiography.

"On 13th March, 1935, Hitler achieved air parity with Britain, Golden Miller won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the fourth time, the Duke of Norfolk shot a rhino, and I reluctantly exchanged the comfort of my mother's womb for the uncertainty of life in Orpington."

Comic novelist, scriptwriter and creator of the immortal Reginald Perrin - David Nobbs reads from his autobiography.

For starters, he recalls his early years...

Adapted in five parts by Patricia Hannah.

In addition to ‘The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin’, David also created ‘A Bit of a Do’ and ‘Shine a Light’, as well as writing 20 novels.

Producer: David Jackson Young

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in April 2003.

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