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of New South Wales. After working with television host and comedian Graham
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in 1977 and they were asked to write a tonight show for him. He subsequently asked to feature in one of their radio serials. They created seven radio plays for him entitled
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ran on radio, television and in theatre between 1975 and 1978.
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