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Six years in radio's history, recalling an era when both microphones and audiences were larger.

The BBC heaved itself into the rock'n'roll era by changing the weather forecast. It also embarked on a journey into Space and went Motoring with the Motorist. Tony Hancock read his diary, the Goons were broadcasting, and the Oxford and Cambridge Unions debated whether the Third Programme should be abolished...

Sweet Tooth
Richard Griffiths is the Rum Baba in Mel Caiman 's comedy about life and death on the pastry shelf. The on/off love affair between George and Alice is his constant threat.
Director Ned Chaillet. Stereo (First broadcast on Radio 3)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Griffiths
Unknown:
Mel Caiman
Director:
Ned Chaillet.
George:
Denis Lawson
Alice:
Morag Hood
Waitress:
Julie Berry
Eclair:
Melinda Walker
Danish:
Steven Harrold
Strudk:
Steve Hodson
Almond Slice:
Tim Reynolds

Is it cruel to make a five-year-old boy miss half a year of school because his home is a touring fairground? Or is
John Scarrott actually better off than his more conventional friends?
Dylan Winter discovers the pros and cons of life among the dodgems. Producer Ian Bell

Contributors

Unknown:
John Scarrott
Producer:
Ian Bell

with Susan Marling and the Punters team.
Producers Miriam Akhtar , Paul Dodgson and John Holmes
● WRITE TO: Punters, BBC Radio 4, Bristol BS8 2LR
•PHONE: 0[number removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Marling
Producers:
Miriam Akhtar
Producers:
Paul Dodgson

Gill Pyrah reviews The
Prisoner ofZenda on stage at Greenwich and a recording of a soul version of The Messiah.
Helen Garrison talks to choir girls about their role in a boys' world.
Producer Beaty Rubens Stereo
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gill Pyrah
Talks:
Helen Garrison
Producer:
Beaty Rubens

2: Night in Paris
A bitter-sweet tale for
Christmas by Patrice Chaplin.
In 1950 Aunt Ethel sent
Lucy a bottle of perfume. It was called "Night in Paris" and was packaged in a blue box with an Eiffel Tower and a half moon on the front.
Read by Eleanor Bron. Producer Michael Earley

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrice Chaplin.
Read By:
Eleanor Bron.
Producer:
Michael Earley

... with Alan Partridge. Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the worlds of theatre, tragedy and emotional politics. Researchers: Steve Coogan , Patrick Marber , Rebecca Front,
Doon MacKichan and David Schneider.
Producer Armando lannucci
Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Partridge.
Unknown:
Steve Coogan
Unknown:
Patrick Marber
Unknown:
Doon MacKichan
Unknown:
David Schneider.

A militant mutation of Muslim fundamentalism is coursing through the Arab world. In the second of two special programmes,
Stuart Simon reports on the radical challenge of Islam to Arab governments. Producer Lynne Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Simon
Producer:
Lynne Jones

News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. With Tony Barringer. Producer Thena Heshel
● QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: tel [number removed]between
9.15pm and 10.15pm
•FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]
● HANDBOOK: £15.00, from [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Tony Barringer.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More