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The Friend in the Corner

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Six years in radio's history. 3: 1947
The BBC celebrates its
Silver Jubilee by merging the Home Service with the Light Programme for a few weeks in an effort to save fuel. But as Britain continued to shiver under a blanket of snow, the wireless provided a little warmth in the chill.
Dick Barton stormed onto the airwaves, Children's Hour celebrated its 25th anniversary and the BBC mounted its largest-ever operation to cover the wedding of the Princess Elizabeth. And scientists and philosophers debated the major question of the year - atomic power.
Reader Daphne Oxenford. Producer Emma Kingsley

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Unknown:
Dick Barton
Reader:
Daphne Oxenford.
Producer:
Emma Kingsley
Source: Radio Times

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