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Comfort Blanket
Ronald Searle - with Jo Neary
Season 3, Ep. 3
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Comedian and artist Jo Neary (Ideal, Man Down) on illustrator Ronald Searle, in particular his school satires: St Trinian's and the immortal Molesworth books, with Geoffrey Willans.
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