Martin Hird, from the GMB, said the union was calling on Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond to intervene and reverse the decision.

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In January it will feature the last radio performance by Dame Thora Hird, in Alan Bennett's The Last of the Sun.

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Mr Wolfe also worked with many of the best-known actors of the era, including Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor, Sheila Hancock, Beryl Reid, Thora Hird and Benny Hill.

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