Herbert Hodge
Writer and broadcaster; taxi driver
About Herbert Hodge
Born 1901. Herbert Hodge was a British.
Herbert Lawrence Hodge (20 February 1901 – ) was a London taxi driver, author, and BBC radio personality.
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 16 July 1943.
Hodge's autobiography, It's Draughty In Front, was published in 1938. He stood for the New Party in Limehouse at the 1931 General Election.
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writer and broadcaster; taxi driver
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