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The Radio Detectives

Series 2

Episode 5: On the Beat with PC 49

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

PC 49 proved to be a popular bobby on the beat - created by Alan Stranks, the father of TV's Magpie presenter, Susan Stranks.

Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates.

With:

Susan Stranks
Norman Wright
Vernon Harris.

Readings by Owen Oakeshott.

Affectionate series about popular radio detectives.

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999. Show less

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