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- Now how about vice? Drug taking? Blasphemy? Political aberration?
- I fail to see...

5 seconds sound clip from the Dr Knock (Theatre Royal 1954) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:05:29.798 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Now then, has St. Maurice got a town crier?

- Yes, he cries for lost dogs and sales of old furniture.

- Good. Now then, what's the population?

- 3500 perhaps. 6000 if you count the two villages beyond. Twice that in the whole district.

- Poor people mostly?

- Not all of them. Some of them are quite well off, but strangely.

- Are the women religious? No, no, please, please, this is a very important point.

- They go to church.

- Do they think about God a lot?

- Oh dear me, no.

- Good.

- Now how about vice? Drug taking? Blasphemy? Political aberration?

- I fail to see...

- Drug taking? No, hardly any.

- Politics? The usual thing.

- Much adultery? Would you say that conjugal infidelity was more epidemic or endemic? And in which category does it prevail?

- You really do ask the most amazing questions. There's no more here than elsewhere.

- Yes, what chance have they? The way people spy on you.

[...]

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Dr Knock (1954) Sound Clip

Dr KnockEnjoy Robert Morley's performance in the 1954 Theatre Royal radio play of Jules Romain's 'Dr Knock', and explore standout quotes on our website.

Actors: Robert Morley (Dr Knock), Sir Ralph Richardson (Host)

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