#EdFringe17: Tom Houghton in a Class Half Empty by Martin Walker

By Martin Walker
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25th Jul 2017
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Edinburgh Fringe

When your Dad is the professional head of the entire British Military, life is strange. Raised on army barracks across Europe under the shadow of his father, Tom had bodyguards, kidnap training and endless ranks of soldiers saluting his family wherever he went. What was that like?

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‘Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty’ is appearing as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-houghton-class-half-empty

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