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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: Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe on the Isle of Wight

Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe on the Isle of Wight

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Down Your Way, Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe on the Isle of Wight

The island residents visit Newtown Creek and Osborne House.

4 Extra Debut. Husband and wife broadcasters and island dwellers, Cliff and Jean, drop into Newtown Creek and visit Osborne House. From April 1989.

Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe invite you to share their love of Newtown Creek and to join them at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, an island which they regard as home.

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: Jill Marshall.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.

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