The Story Of The Light

10PM, RADIO 2

Before Radio 2, which celebrates its 50th birthday on September 30, there was The Light Programme, which between 1945 and 1967 filled the airwaves with comedy and light entertainment mixed with music and drama. Two Way Family Favourites, Housewives’ Choice, Dick Barton, Hancock’s Half Hour and Mrs Dale’s Diary were among the seminal gems, and some of the stars of those shows share their memories here. Paul O’Grady presents this two-part tribute, and contributors include Dame

June Whitfield, Judith Chalmers, Nicholas Parsons and Petula Clark.