An Audience with Grimaldi: four 15 minute episodes broadcast on ol’ BBC Radio 7, Dec – Jan 2011.
Episode 1: Old Iron Legs.
The great clown tells his life story: a stage childhood, a violent father, personal happiness and tragedy.
Episode 2: The Cock of Piccadilly
The pantomime star invents a new sort of clown and, after an on-stage accident, finds a new love.
Episode 3
The great clown reveals his money troubles and the ‘arduous’ life of a pantomime star.
Episode 4
The great clown begins to literally suffer for his art. Plus a tale of tragedy at ‘the Wells’.
Joey
Grimaldi
Illustration of Grimadi
An Image of Grimaldi
Grimaldi, white illustration
Tony as Joey Grimaldi
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