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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: Brian Johnston in Chipping Campden

15/07/2017

Brian Johnston in Chipping Campden

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Down Your Way, Brian Johnston in Chipping Campden

Cricket commentator Brian Johnston visits Gloucestershire.

4 Extra Debut. Cricket commentator Brian Johnston visits Gloucestershire. From April 1986.

Brian Johnston is in Gloucestershire to hear a story of three people who were executed for a murder that was never committed. He also finds out about two unusual annual events - the Scuttlebrook Wake and Dover's Games.

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 ten million listeners a week.

Producer: Anthony Smith 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.

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