18: Christopher Howse on the angriest landlord in London

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Christopher Howse speaks about the highs and lows of the golden days of Soho.Soho in the Eighties, his new book, is an anecdotal history of the strange and brilliant figures that populated Soho: from Jeffrey Bernard to Francis Bacon.Here he is speaking at the Oldie's May literary lunch.

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