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Radio 4 Extra,06 Sep 2003,30 mins
There's A Guy Works Down Our Local Swears He's Elvis
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Ian McMillan investigates the phenomenon of the Elvis impersonator. What motivates them to do it and are they ever off duty? Ian meets Malcolm Halsall - aka Ravin' Rupert - who has spent the majority of his life impersonating The King. He describes the roots of his career in Scunthorpe and how he cashed in on the fact that Elvis didn’t tour the UK. Then Barnsley’s Brian Lauden explains why he does Elvis and how it all started at a wedding party. Producer: Erin Riley First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in September 2003.
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