by Henry Reed
[Starring] Hugh Burden

'The late Richard Shewin has been justly called "the poet's novelist"; and he may certainly be regarded as the noblest precursor of (if we may coin a phrase) the new Elizabethan Age. But his literary glory is not our theme... which is no less than the man himself.'

(BBC recording)
(Gwen Cherrell broadcasts by permission of the Directors, Old Vic Trust; Denis Quilley is in 'Airs on a Shoestring' at the Royal Court Theatre, London)
(To be repeated on Wednesday. See p.6)

Followed by an interlude at 9.10