A 60-Year Love Affair

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1. During a period from the late 1950s till the early 1970s from about 6.30 AM onwards my sisters and I would listen to my father stropping his razor in the bathroom. In the background we would be able to hear the big radio (valves and whistles!) bringing forth the tones of The BBC Home Service and from the 'Today Programme' studio. One particular long-serving presenter and journalist of this programme could never get the time right. Who was he? Valerie Singleton William Hardcastle Jack de Manio Brian Redhead

2. During the 1950s I remember listening in the mid-mornings to this drama series which featured a well-bred lady who was always ‘worried about Jim’. The series in which she was a character was revamped with a new title but what was the original programme called? 'Mrs Dale’s Diary' 'Westway' 'The Robinsons' 'The Archers'

3. From the early 1950s to the mid 1970s I and my siblings used to gather and listen to this BBC Radio programme. “Can you sit on it?” or “Can I eat it?” were questions regularly posed to the chair person of this lively quiz game. What was this series called? 'Twenty Questions' 'Ask Me Another' 'Animal, Vegetable, Mineral' 'Does The Team Think?'

4. This particular BBC Radio current affairs programme was first broadcast in 1948. With the firm but gentlemanly chairmanship of Freddie Grisewood it featured a guest panel of articulate spokespeople from all political and social points of view. Many Friday evenings were spent together by my family enjoying the debating skills of Gerald Nabarro, Gerald Kaufman or Jo Grimond, for example. What is the name of this BBC Radio Four programme called? 'The Politics Show' 'Down Your Way' 'Any Questions' 'Does The Team Think?'

5. I am a keen reader of the Sci Fi and Fantasy genre. I believe I became hooked on this whilst listening to ‘Journey Into Space’ on BBC Radio in the 1950s’. Do you know the name of the leader of the space crew and the hero of the series I wonder? Doc Matthews Andrew "Jet" Morgan Stephen "Mitch" Mitchell Lemuel "Lemmy" Barnet

6. An early family black and white image of me as a six year old page boy dressed in a striped blazer was remarkably like the one worn by a well educated dummy voiced by ventriloquist Peter Brough. This was no ordinary dummy as he had his own radio (and later TV) series. What was the name of the dummy? Answer: (First name only)

7. I love well produced and well scripted comedy especially that broadcast by BBC Radio. It’s hard to choose one but I suppose ‘Beyond Our Ken’ was an all time favourite of mine. It featured Julian and his friend Sandy, as well as several characters voiced by the inimitable Betty Marsden. But, who was Ken? Kenneth Williams Kenneth Horne Kenneth More Kenneth Everett

8. Literally sitting at my mother's feet in the 1950s, I recall being inspired and transfixed by the extended reports made by BBC Correspondents on Saturday morning from all around the globe. Can you fill in the single missing word from the title of this flagship BBC Radio Four programme? "From Our Own _________________" Answer: (plural)

9. This long-running BBC Radio Four quiz programme was a very demanding one. If you get five random questions in a row correct you were awarded a bonus point. It has had a variety of chairmen starting with Franklin Engelman and a brief interlude with Peter Snow in charge. In 2008, which grand old chairman returned to take charge of the show? David Dimbleby Michael Aspel David Attenborough Robert Robinson

10. Now a question about the one long-running BBC Radio Four quiz that to my mind was set apart from all other quizzes. Cryptic clues were posed to cloistered academics and intellectuals comprising teams drawn from the regions of the British Isles. For many years the Oxford Don Tony Quinton was the travelling quiz master. What was the programme called? 'Round Britain Quiz' 'The Brains Trust' 'Brain of Britain' 'Does The Team Think?'