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Mark Thomas on opera, his dad and dying

The comedian and activist Mark Thomas鈥檚 latest show Opera Figaro is inspired by his father鈥檚 love of opera. Now suffering from a degenerative illness, his dad is slipping away from the family, but Mark took a 30-strong opera to his bungalow to perform and for that moment 鈥榟e came back to them鈥�. Mark Thomas tells Front Row鈥檚 John Wilson about his dad and why 鈥榠n our last moments, it鈥檚 about how we treated each other鈥�.

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