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One of Britain's longest-running radio series which started in 1946 and ran for decades.

One of Britain's longest-running radio series which started in 1946 and ran for decades, attracting 10 million listeners a week at its peak.

Down Your Way: Baroness Seear in Bermondsey

12/11/2016

Baroness Seear in Bermondsey

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Down Your Way, Baroness Seear in Bermondsey

Baroness Seear returns to the London Dockland community she first researched in the 1950s.

4 Extra Debut. Social scientist Baroness Seear returns to the close London Dockland community she first researched in the 1950s. From January 1991.

Social scientist, Baroness Seear returns to the close south London Dockland community of Bermondsey, which she first researched in the 1950s.

Returning to Peek Frean's biscuit factory which closed in 1989, the Baroness is keen to discover how the local community has changed. 

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 its success in the 1950s, the series was attracting 10 million listeners a week. 

Baroness Seear was born in 1913 and died in 1997.

Producer: Laura Baker 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.

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