Three Market Characters

Stephen Fry introduces three real forebears to the fictional Eliza Doolittle who were found over the centuries in Covent Garden’s iconic fruit and vegetable market:

  • Corpses and Cucumbers written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Cassius Konneh [Covent Garden Piazza]
  • Cleaning Strawberries written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Lulu Freeman [Covent Garden Piazza]
  • Oi! You! Jollocks! written by Joanna Clarke and performed by Stephen Fry [Covent Garden to Elephant and Castle, London]

Sound editing by Viel Richardson.

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