Braden Back on the Beat
Richard Ingrams presents a retrospective of his multi-talented friend Bernard Bradenβs career in variety radio, featuring βLeave Your Name and Numberβ and βBedtime with Bradenβ.
Oldie magazine founder Richard Ingrams presents a retrospective of the pioneering star of TV and radio, Bernard Braden.
Compiled from scouring the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sound Archive and liaising with Bernard Braden's family and long-term friend Gillian Best, this 3 hour showcase features:
* Leave Your Name and Number: 21/07/1950
* Bedtime with Braden: 06/04/1951
* The Ransom of Red Chief: date unknown
* Braden Beside Himself: 04/07/1987
* Offbeat with Braden: 23/09/1978
Born in Canada, actor and broadcaster, Bernard Braden (1916 β 1993) made numerous radio and TV appearances in the UK β many with his wife Barbara Kelly. Braden is particularly remembered as a pioneer of UK TV consumer programmes - βOn the Braden Beatβ (ATV) and βBraden's Weekβ (ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ).
Producer: Mik Wilkojc.
Made for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in May 2015.
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