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The Wink of Dishonour
FromA Point of View
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
'Russell Brand winked at me in the street once', begins Howard Jacobson.
He reflects on that chance encounter many years ago and the dishonourable role we all play in the creation of celebrity.
'We watched too much television; we rubbed the lamp and set the extremely egregious genie free; we saw a blank slate and wrote the words ourselves.'
Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: China Collins
He reflects on that chance encounter many years ago and the dishonourable role we all play in the creation of celebrity.
'We watched too much television; we rubbed the lamp and set the extremely egregious genie free; we saw a blank slate and wrote the words ourselves.'
Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: China Collins
Released:
Sep 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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