Sophie Thompson; Jonathan Franklin; Leon Bosch; Brian Wheeler

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Dec 21, 201641:53Society & Culture

Actor Sophie Thompson; writer Jonathan Franklin; musician Leon Bosch and actor Brian Wheeler join Libby Purves. As a boy Jonathan Franklin rescued two orphaned tawny owlets and kept them with him at boarding school. His...

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