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Radio 4 Extra,25 Nov 2012,30 mins

Minority Appeal

The Golden Age

Available for 17 days

Mabel suggests making some programmes for "minorities"; a suggestion which takes Lord Reith by surprise. Meanwhile, Tharb does his best to cheer up ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio's most depressed newsreader, Roger Eves. Set in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Broadcasting House in London during the 1930s, this series follows head of programmes, John Tharb and his assistant, Mabel Hopcraft as they struggle to deal with the foibles and fragile egos of radio's biggest stars. Starring Robert Bathurst. Conclusion of the radio-based sitcom written by Arthur Mathews. Robert Bathurst.....John Tharb Vicky McClure.....Mabel Hopcraft Ford Kiernan.....Lord Reith Peter Egan.....Doctor Ganley Malcolm Tierney.....Sergeant Major Kevin Bishop.....Ordinary Cockney Father / Perfumed Pete Pippa Evans.....Ordinary Cockney Mother Ewan Bailey.....Roger Eves / Fancy Dan Moisty.....Arthur Mathews Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer. First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in November 2012.

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