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The Radio Detectives

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Detective aficionado Professor Jeffrey Richards looks at popular radio detectives

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The Radio Detectives: Series 2: Episode 5: On the Beat with PC 49

Episode 5

Episode 5: On the Beat with PC 49

Series 2

On the Beat with PC 49

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Radio Detectives, Series 2, On the Beat with PC 49

Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the popular beat bobby created by Alan Stranks.

Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the popular street bobby, asking Susan Stranks about her father Alan's sleuthing creation.

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.

The Radio Detectives: Series 2

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Professor Jeffrey Richards documents classic radio detectives

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