This evening's talk in this interesting series is as good as any that has yet been broadcast. A private hire chauffeur is to tell listeners of his life when the private hire trade was in its hey-day before the slump.
If he had no regular hours, he drew good wages, with a liberal allowance when touring, and tips were plentiful. He has some capital stories. He is to tell listeners of the strange reason that took a beautiful peeress to Richmond, of an amusing tour of England with some American tourists, and of a drive round London to give a lady novelist some local colour-a drive which had curious results.
He has driven famous stars of the stage. He has seen a racing motorist behave unexpectedly in a traffic jam, and has had to drive some odd pets. But perhaps the strangest passenger he ever carried was a pig.
Weddings, race meetings, tours-all were in the day's work. And listeners will hear a typical day's orders in a busy season, and will see the infinite variety of a private hire chauffeur's life.