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Arthur Baker 1979 First VG/VG 181pp. 12 b/w photographs complement the text. 9 x 6 415g ¶ 1979 marked the 50th anniversary of Percy Edwards' first broadcast for the BBC and this truly memorable autobiography was written to accompany it. With enchanting clarity, he decribes his austere upbringing in East Anglia where the beautiful countryside first inspired his incredible talent to imitate all manner of birds and other animals. He recalls fond memories of working with the likes of Max Miller, Peter Sellers and Sir Ralph Richardson. A natural storyteller, the book is full of anecdotes about people he has known and above all the animals he has reared, obsevered and loved.

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