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Re:Polari, the Lost Gay English Dialect by graham-miln on Sunday August 23, 2015 @05:56AM (#10105143)
You can listen to Round the Horne and The Navy Lark today on BBC iPlayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7q4l/episodes/player

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bfvkd/episodes/player

Liverpool's Maritime Museum has an insightful exhibit on gay life at sea; the exhibit includes a section on the polari:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan...

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Re:Polari, the Lost Gay English Dialect by Angostura on Sunday August 23, 2015 @10:23AM (#10105559)
I'm always astonished as to hows fresh Round the Horne sounds even today, when many of the comedy programmes of that era sound distinctly dated. Still funny, worth a listen.
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Re:Polari, the Lost Gay English Dialect by BenDaglish on Sunday August 23, 2015 @06:10AM (#10105161)
...and, co-incidentally, there's also available at the moment a documentary about Julian and Sandy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jwhr
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