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Those Musical Years with Pat Whltmore Charles Young and the LONDON THEATRE ORCHESTRA conducted by ALEXANDER FARIS 1919 and 1959 1919 - when one million demobbed servicemen faced a bleak future in civvy street; and 1959-when in ten years we'd gone from austerity to ' you've never had it so good '.
In 1919 Alcock and Brown flew the Atlantic.
In 1959 London's first helicopter station opened at Battcrsea and Dr Barbara Moore walked from Edinburgh to Marble Arch.
Written by IAN WALLACE Producer BARRY KNIGHT

Contributors

Unknown:
Pat Whltmore
Unknown:
Charles Young
Conducted By:
Alexander Faris
Written By:
Ian Wallace
Producer:
Barry Knight

The story of radio comedy in 11 parts

Bernard Cribbins follows the trail of laughter that leads back from many of radio's most popular comedy shows to the Universities' undergraduate revues. In it you will hear excerpts from Round the Horne, The Burkiss Way, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, Hello Cheeky, and Week Ending.

Contributors

Presenter:
Bernard Cribbins
Written and compiled by:
Barry Took
Producer:
Bobby Jaye

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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