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Many a Cross Word!

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A lighthearted account of the chequered history of the crossword puzzle - from the three-letter birds and two-letter Sun God to the mind-bending, esoteric and even interchangeable clues.
Anagrammatically compiled by Basil Birney
Presented by John Wells
PATRICK BARR. LEONARD FENTON, MARTIN FRIEND, BRIAN HAINES , MICHAEL MCSTAY , PEGGY PAIGE and ELIZABETH RIDER.
Directed by JOHN THEOCHARIS

Contributors

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Sun God
Unknown:
Basil Birney
Presented By:
John Wells
Presented By:
Patrick Barr.
Unknown:
Brian Haines
Unknown:
Michael McStay
Unknown:
Peggy Paige
Directed By:
John Theocharis
Source: Radio Times

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