1982 Radio Plays
Lady Windermere's Fan,Oscar Wilde,R4,25.12.1982/2030,Timothy West/Rosalind Shanks. Saturday Night Theatre (SNT)
Project Genesis,Paul Thain,R4,27.11.1982/2030,Nigel Anthony/Ed Bishop/Jill Lidstone/Miriam Margolyes. SNT.
Fahrenheit 451,Ray Bradbury,R4,13.11.1982/2030,Michael Pennington/Pamela Salem/Peter Miles.SNT.
Who Shot Ada Tansey?,Peter Whalley,R4,23.10.1982/2030,Derek Smith/John Branwell/David Fleeshman.SNT.
Tolpuddle,Alan Plater & Vince Hill,R4,16.10.1982/2030,Vince Hill/Brian Jackson/Peter Jeffrey.SNT.
LOVE ME TENDER....1982
13 Oct 82. A comedy about model railway fanatics. 45m. By Simon Moss.With Dinsdale Landen, Anna Cropper, Simon Hewitt. Produced by Michael Bartlett.
What's Stigmata?,Wally K. Daly,R4,9.10.1982/2030,Peter Jeffrey/Norma Ronald/George A. Cooper.SNT. Humorous play concerning a devout atheist who becomes stigmatised (look it up).
Twelfth Night,Shakespeare,R4,2.10.1982/1930,Alec McCowen/Wendy Murray/Norman Rodway. SNT.
A Magician Amongst The Spirits,Bert Coules,R4,25.9.1982/2030,Barry Denner/Pinkie Johnstone/Hilda Kriseman
An excellent biographical play about the magician and illusionist Harry Houdini. SNT.
Semi-Detached,David Turner,R4,18.9.1982/2030,Roger Hume/Diana Bishop/Kim Durham/Jane Galloway.SNT.
OLD TIMES, GOOD TIMES....1982
By David Williams. With Denise Welch, Christian Rodska, Edward Wilson. Producer Tony Cliff. Recorded BBC Manchester Studio 8, 8 Jun 82, TX Sat 4 Sep 82, 14.05-1435, R4. Rpt. 7 Sep 82, 11 am. .......Recording sent by David Williams; many thanks.
Operation Lightning Pegasus,Alick Rowe,R4,7.8.1982/2030,Timothy West/Geoffrey Bateman/Hugh Dickson/Norma Ronald. One of Alick Rowe's best comedies. See his page. 90m. SNT.
The Hubris File,Rod Beacham,R4,31.7.1982/2030,Geoffrey Collins/Jean Trend. Political thriller.SNT.
Broken Fences,Ivor Wilson,R4,26.6.1982/2030,Jack Carr/Jane Collins/Barbara Marten/Robert Keegan. 90m. A good police thriller, re-broadcast by CBC in the late 90s in three parts.SNT.
Spongehenge,David Halliwell,R4,19.6.1982/2030,Nigel Anthony/Anna Cropper. A young man has a blood test, and it has very unexpected consequences. SNT.
A Right Royal Rip-Off,Wally K. Daly,R4,3.4.1982/2030,Peter Jones/Lockwood West/Bernard Bresslaw/Charles Hawtrey/Donald Hewlett.
Another outing for the same crew as "The Bigger They Are". Another excellent comedy. This time the gang try to nick the Crown Jewels.SNT.
The Fatal Flaw
By Chris Allen 20.2.1982 Martyn Read/Margaret Robertson
This is an outstanding play about shady deeds in the production of blockbuster novels. A teacher who's written a couple of unsuccessful novels is approached by a publisher who wants a 10 million dollar bestseller on her lists. Will he - can he - write it? A cracking tale; 90 minutes.
The Centeneir,Alan Downer,R4,13.2.1982/2030,Steven Pacey/Rosalind Adams/Geoffrey Matthews. Police / Crime thriller set in the Channel Isles. SNT.
A Touch Of Frost,R.D. Wingfield,R4,6.2.1982/2030,Derek Martin/Haydn Wood/Stephen Thorne/Alan Dudley, See R.D. Wingfield page. SNT.
The Case Of The Late Pig,Margery Allingham,R4,9.1.1982/2030,James Snell/Cyril Shaps. SNT.
Nigel Deacon / Diversity website
Above plays known to exist in VRPCC collections
