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Alvar Lidell -
This week, in the first of two programmes. Alvar Lidell, the longest-serving of all the BBC radio announcers, talks to ROGER CLARK about his life in broadcasting. He describes how he joined the BBC. his early struggles, his memories of King Edward VIII 's abdication and what it was like to broadcast from 10 Downing Street on the morning Britain declared war on Germany and the Second World War began Technical presentation GRAHAM CLIFFORD
Producer ROGER CLARK

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Roger Clark
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King Edward Viii
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Graham Clifford
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Roger Clark

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