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A Day in the Life of Radio 4

4 Extra Debut. A playful romp through a day in the life of Radio 4 - from Farming to Sailing By. With Russell Davies. From 1983.

**** This light-hearted programme was suggested by Edward Jenner as part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

A fairly typical day for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's national speech network - just over 40 years ago...

Ken Ford falls through the platform in Gardeners' Question Time; Samuel Beckett is the birthday guest on Midweek and the dodo makes a rare appearance in Wildlife.

What's more it all happens in 40 minutes.

Written by Russell Davies.

With:

Russell Davies
Chris Emmett
Sally Grace
Sheila Steafel
Eugene Fraser

Producer: David Perry

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 1983.

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40 minutes

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