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Radio 4 Extra,17 Aug 1984,30 mins

SeriesSeries 1

The Shifton Scandal

Delve Special

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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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