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Nightwalking with Dr Johnson and Mr Savage

Following in the footsteps of two friends, Samuel Johnson and Richard Savage

Following in the footsteps of two friends, Samuel Johnson and Richard Savage. The biographer Richard Holmes, author of Dr Johnson and Mr Savage wanders London streets at night, telling the story of a strange, sad friendship which he sees as a landmark in English literature. He is joined by Meridian's presenter Richard Fenby in a Sony award winning programme.

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29 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project