Peter Cook picked by Count Binface, aka comedian Jon Harvey
Comedian Jon Harvey is better known by his alter ego - Count Binface. He has picked Peter Cook as his hero for Great Lives.
Peter Cook was at the centre of the satire boom of the early sixties, both on stage with Beyond the Fringe and with his Soho club, The Establishment. Later he became a famous double act with Dudley Moore, and was also less well known as Lord Gnome, the proprietor of Private Eye.
"I can't believe that after 600 episodes of Great Lives, no one has ever nominated him before."
A funny half hour featuring archive of the young and old Peter Cook, with Jon Harvey making the case for this comedy great long with the voices of Harry Thompson, Jonathan Miller, Ian Hislop and - in an interview from 1993 - Chris Morris.
The producer for BBC Studios is Miles Warde
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- Mon 4 May 202615:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 5 May 202621:30BBC Radio 4
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Great Lives
Biographical series in which guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
