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The Shifton Scandal

Delve SpecialSeries 1
Episode 3 of 4

In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the link to a government sex scandal. Stars Stephen Fry. From August 1984.

Why did a Government Minister support the plan to build London's Third Airport 20 miles north east of Birmingham?

David Lander now attempts to answer that question by examining in detail the sex scandal which rocked the government and caused a sensation in 1982.

Studio production by Stephen Fry, Moray Watson, Jan Ravens and Jack Klaff.

With:

Brenda Bleythn
Mark Arden
Tony Robinson
Stephen Frost
Felicity Montagu

Dramatic reconstruction by:

Peter Wear
Phil Nice
Hilda Schroder
Brett Usher
Colin Starkey

Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.

Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer.

Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.

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30 minutes

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