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Better to be Fair ' The Guardian'

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Malcolm Muggeridge looks it the newspaper as it reaches its 150th birthday.
C. P. Scott , the now legendary editor of The Manchester Guardian, inspired the paper for 60 of those years. Today's staff still quote him: ' It is well to be frank, it is even better to be fair.' Scott's grandsons brought the paper to London seven years ago to fight for a place among the national 'quality ' press. SIR NEVILLE CARDUS
ALISTAIR COOKE , C. A. LEJEUNE
MICHAEL FRAYN , and the present editor ALASTAIR HETHERINGTON. Journalist of the Year, are among the household names who take part in the programme.
Research assisted by DAVID AYERST. author of Guardian:
Biography of a Newspaper Produced by HELEN FRY
(Speeches from the celebration dinner at London's Dorchester Hotel: BBC1 tomorrow 11.0 pm)

Contributors

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Malcolm Muggeridge
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P. Scott
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Sir Neville Cardus
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Alistair Cooke
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C. A. Lejeune
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Michael Frayn
Editor:
Alastair Hetherington.
Assisted By:
David Ayerst.
Produced By:
Helen Fry
Source: Radio Times

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