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How To Beat Sir Humphrey. Copyright: BBC
How To Beat Sir Humphrey

How To Beat Sir Humphrey

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1997
  • 3 episodes (1 series)

Derek Fowlds reads Antony Jay's novel How To Beat Sir Humphrey: Every Citizen's Guide To Fighting Officialdom.

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