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Gentleman Jack Perkins

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Forgotten sporting heroes. Des Lynam tells the story of a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it. From 1995.

The story of a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it to the top - Gentleman Jack Perkins.

Told by Des Lynam.

Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes.

Available in a highly collectable series of six parts.

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.

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