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The news of 50 years ago today, with Geoffrey Wheeler. Film and theatre critic James Agate dies and an attempt to get round post-war beer shortages is foiled with the discovery of an illicit brewery in the bathroom of a pub in Preston.

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoffrey Wheeler.
Unknown:
James Agate

With Geoff Watts. Viewing the results of their own facial surgery, patients help to assess the performance of cleft-lip and palate repairs. Producer Paula McGrath E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Repeated Sunday 10.15pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Watts.
Producer:
Paula McGrath

Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz. Exchanging quotations and anecdotes this week are Jim Broadbent, Sir John Drummond, John Sergeant and Baroness Trumpington.
Producer Chris Neill

Contributors

Unknown:
Nigel Rees
Unknown:
Jim Broadbent
Unknown:
Sir John Drummond
Producer:
Chris Neill

Another chance to hear the six-part comedy series in which hapless broadcaster Roy Mallard sets out to give an impression of the day-to-day business of ordinary occupations. 1: The Managing Director
Mallard discovers that rotating a diagram can make a "top-down" model of management look "bottom-up". With Chris Langham ,
Bill Paterson , Melanie Hudson , Roger Sloman , Kim Wall , Benedict Sandiford and Alice Arnold. Written by John Morton
Producer Paul Schlesinger Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy Mallard
Unknown:
Chris Langham
Unknown:
Bill Paterson
Unknown:
Melanie Hudson
Unknown:
Roger Sloman
Unknown:
Kim Wall
Unknown:
Benedict Sandiford
Unknown:
Alice Arnold.
Written By:
John Morton
Producer:
Paul Schlesinger

Could PD James commit murder? In the first of four programmes on crime fiction, British writer Frances Fyfield talks to other major literary names about murder and how it is represented on the page. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Contributors

Talks:
Frances Fyfield
Producer:
Wendy Pilmer

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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