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Hovis Has Left the Building

March 21st, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Mark Radcliffe—practically radio Royalty these days—has made a lovely programme about his old friend Hovis Presley, Bolton stand-up and poet who retreated from fame and died much too young (MP3).

Presenter: Mark Radcliffe
Producer: Paul Bajoria
Listen: [MP3] [Real]

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6 Responses to “Hovis Has Left the Building”

  1. russell Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Brilliant. And sad. Brilliant.

  2. Pete Ashton’s Blog » Hovis Has Left The Building Says:
    March 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

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  3. me Says:
    June 8th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    ta for making this available, spread the word of Hovis!

  4. Mike Coulter. Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Great stuff.

    One or two rare videos on YouTube too.

    M

  5. snox Says:
    June 9th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Head the repeat yesterday.
    I thought it demonstrated the critical difference between base punnery, of which I am habitually guilty of, and laugh out loud funny wordplay. My favourite? Poetic Off-Licence. Tidy.

  6. liam Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Thanks for posting this steve. i now have a copy to give to freinds

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