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TIL about Peter Brough, a British ventriloquist with a hugely popular 1940s and 50s radio show. His radio success prompted a move to TV in 1956, which killed his career when his fans realised you could see his lips moving. A later critic wrote "Ventriloquism on the radio - I could have done that."

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