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Conceived in Sweden, born in 1946, the Light Programme's long-running request show catered to the needs of the women at home - and in the Age of Austerity those needs were great.

With the help of material from newspaper, magazine and radio archives, Russell Davies and Maureen Lipman tell the tale of those times, and present recordings that were requested and played in the original programmes.

Contributors

Presenter/Compiled by:
Russell Davies
Presenter:
Maureen Lipman
Producer:
Jonathan James-Moore

leader MICHAEL TOMALIN Guest conductor Neil Richardson Guest vocalists
Marian Montgomery and Richard Rodney Bennett with the Richard Rodney Bennett Trio
Presented by Bill Rennells Producer GRAHAM BELCHERE

Contributors

Leader:
Michael Tomalin
Conductor:
Neil Richardson
Unknown:
Marian Montgomery
Unknown:
Richard Rodney Bennett
Unknown:
Richard Rodney
Presented By:
Bill Rennells
Producer:
Graham Belchere

Last in the series of radio card games in which
Patrick Moore , Michele Dotrice and Duggie Brown are dealt with by Paul Daniels
Cards devised, shuffled and scribbled on by lAN MESSITER
Produced and cut by RICHARD edis

Contributors

Unknown:
Patrick Moore
Unknown:
Michele Dotrice
Unknown:
Duggie Brown
Unknown:
Paul Daniels
Unknown:
Lan Messiter
Unknown:
Richard Edis

Keith Fordyce conducts another general knowledge quiz between teams drawn from the National Federation of Women's Institutes and the National
Union of Townswomen's Guilds. Quarter-Finals
Round 10: Stoke-on-Trent York Area Townswomen's Guild v Staffordshire Women's Institute
Producer JENNIE CAMPBELL

Contributors

Unknown:
Keith Fordyce
Producer:
Jennie Campbell

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About this data

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