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Praise for Balchin

“…his characters have only to open their mouths to reveal a personality.” – L. P. Hartley, Sketch, 1945

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Simon Heffer wrote an interesting piece about Balchin in the Daily Telegraph in February 2025. Click on the link below to read it, although note that you'll need to sign up for a free trial in order to do so.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/nigel-balchin-civil-service-darkness-falls-from-the-air/

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