Douglas Clark wrote:
>
> Tony Harrison always called it Basil [Bunting] putting on his
> fake Northumbrian accent. Perhaps Ric can enlighten us. I cant
> remember.
Denis Goacher spoke to this in his memoir of BB in "Sharp Study and Long
Toil" (A Durham University Journal Supplement; 1995; ed Richard Caddel -
& a lovely journal too). DG remarks on BB playing up both the Northern
Heritage & Grand Old Man theme a bit in his later years. Reckon he'd
earned the right. Make mine a Theakston's.
Cheers, Pete.
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