Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,788 playable programmes from the BBC

What If ...?

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The programme that rewrites history is back.
Later in the series the Beeching Report on the railways gets a face lift, the divorce laws are changed, and Hugh Gaitskell survives to become Labour Prime
Minister. But today the clock's turned back to 1967
- flower power, hippies, and Mick Jagger convicted on drugs charges. What if drugs had been legalised 25 years ago?
Dr Christopher Andrew and his guests speculate about a world in which snooker championships are sponsored by cannabis producers, where cocaine lozenges are as available as cigarettes, and popping to the pub for a snifter has a quite different meaning. Producer Ian Bell

Contributors

Unknown:
Hugh Gaitskell
Unknown:
Mick Jagger
Unknown:
Dr Christopher Andrew
Producer:
Ian Bell
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More