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Down Your Way

Muriel Gray in Glasgow

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcaster and author Muriel Gray visits Glasgow, exploring how her childhood city is responding to new challenges.

Down Your Way was a schedule staple for decades - starting on the BBC Home Service in 1946 and ending its run on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.

Using a variety of hosts, including Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of the series' success in the 1950s, it was attracting 10 million listeners a week.

Producer: Kate Whitehead

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. Show less

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