Sir Lenny Henry

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1,588 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 24 Jun

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She got pneumonia.

And she thought she was going to die.

And the person who was above her, in the room above her, was called Albert.

And Albert knew she was sick.

And he was very good.

He used to make a soup and bring it to the door and knock on the door and give a soup.

And when she got better, he said, let me show you around Dudley.

You don't know Dudley.

I'm going to show you.

And he showed her where to work, the factory where she might get a job.

He showed her all the pubs.

She didn't drink.

She was a Christian.

That didn't last long.

And he showed her the pubs and where to go.

He took her to dance halls in Birmingham.

And eventually they fell for each other.

Hard.

Fell in love.

And I was the result.

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