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Summary:THE LARGER THAN LIFE WORLD OF NOVELLIST TOM SHARPE IS DRAMATISED BY MALCOLM BRADBURY IN THIS STORY OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S MOST ARCHAIC AND REACTIONARY COLLEGE. FOR 500 YEARS PORTERHOUSE HAS ENJOYED CELIBACY AND CORRUPTION, LOW ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND EXCEPTIONAL FEASTS. THE GUARDIAN OF COLLEGE TRADITION IS THE HEAD PORTER, SKULLION. BUT HIS POSITION IS THREATENED, AND THE COLLEGE IS UNDER ATTACK, WHEN THE INCUMBENT MASTER DIES WITHOUT NAMING HIS SUCCESSOR.... THE CHOICE OF NEW MASTER IS NOW THE PREROGATIVE OF THE PRIME MINISTER.
Description:THE HEAD PORTER AT A CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE TAKES OVER FROM THE ACADEMIC ESTABLISHMENT. BY MALCOLM BRADBURY ADAPTED FROM NOVEL BY TOM SHARPE (4 X 52')