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The Network That Never Was

Paul Hayes tells the story of the birth of the BBC's East Anglian radio service in the 1950s, and the 1961 "Radio Norwich" pilot.

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Boxing Day 201718:00
BBC Radio Norfolk

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Further reading

Dr Matthew Linfoot, A History of BBC Local Radio in England, c 1960-1980(University of Westminster, 2011)

Credits

Interviewed GuestSam Cross
Interviewed GuestMichael Barton
Interviewed GuestMatthew Chipping
Interviewed GuestDr Matthew Linfoot
Interviewed GuestDick Robinson
Interviewed GuestPeter Battle
Interviewed GuestMartin Bell
Interviewed GuestGillian Harrison
Interviewed GuestGillian Ford
Interviewed GuestMarigold Lankester
Speaking in 1983Frank Gillard
ReaderKim Riley
ReaderBob Carter
ReaderSusie Fowler-Watt
ReaderJim Cassidy
ReaderPeter Cook
ReaderStewart White
ReaderGeraint Pickard
Special thanksNorfolk Sound Archive
Special thanksClapham & Collinge
Special thanksBBC Written Archives Centre
Special thanksBBC History
ProducerPaul Hayes

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Aug 201712:00
    BBC Radio Norfolk
  • Boxing Day 201718:00
    BBC Radio Norfolk

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