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Joust in Time

Jim the Great Series 2

To settle a debt, the moustachioed monarch challenges a bloodthirsty Viking to a duel. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From September 1979.

To settle a debt, the moustachioed monarch challenges a bloodthirsty Viking to a duel.

Back in the days of yore, one particular chieftain was very hard up... King Jim.

A historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards.

With:

King Jim …. Jimmy Edwards
Queen Esmerelda …. Joan Sanderson
Boadicea …. June Whitfield
The Chancellor …. Julian Orchard
Spendthrift …. John Baddiley
Eric Blood Axe …. Gordon Clyde
Ethelred the Unready …. Deryck Guyler

Written by Andrew Palmer.

Following a successful pilot, ‘Jim The Great’ ran for three series on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 between 1976 and 1979.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 in September 1979.

30 minutes

On radio

Sunday 10:30
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