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Mr Murgatroyd and Mr Winterbottom
Nicholas Frankau profiles 1930s comedy duo - his Eton-educated grandad Ronald Frankau and Liverpudlian Tommy Handley. From 2006.
Tommy Handley and Ronald Frankau shared a comedy partnership which had its heyday in the 1930s world of radio.
There was no straight man, so the partnership was a rare one.
Tommy was a fast talking Liverpudlian, while Ronald in contrast was upper-class and Eton-educated.
Presented by Nicholas Frankau, actor and the grandson of Eton-educated Ronald Frankau.
Producer: Angela Sherwin
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in November 2006.
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