In Living Memory

Last Edited: 04-Oct-2019 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

2009 2010 2011 2012

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
08-Mar-2004   Tryweryn Valley 1965 Water Project Liz Carney
Produced by Jolian Jenkins
28:03, 26302, S
22-Mar-2004   Fauld, Staffordshire 1944 Ammunition Depot Liz Carney
Produced by Jolian Jenkins
27:35, , S
13-Sep-2004   Arkwright, Derbyshire 1988  Mine Gasses Roisin McAuley
Produced by Alice Jenner
27:44, 26012, S
20-Sep-2004   Annan Nuclear Power Station Roisin McAuley
Produced by Alice Jenner
27:50, 26100, S
27-Sep-2004   Ibrox Park Disaster of 1971  Roisin McAuley
Produced by Alice Jenner
27:58, 26222, S
06-Apr-2005   The 1980 Moscow Olympics Liz Carney
Produced by John Byrne
27:46, 26037, S
13-Apr-2005   North Sea Oil  Liz Carney
Produced by Isobel Eaton
28:08, 26381, S
20-Apr-2005   Strangeways, 1990 Liz Carney
Produced by Isobel Eaton
28:16, 26506, S
24-May-2006   Black Monday -
Storms and stock exchange crash, 19 October 1987
Liz Carney
Produced by John Byrne
27:52, 26128, S
31-May-2006   Camelford, Cornwall, 1988 Contaminated water Liz Carney
Produced by Jolyon Jenkins
27:55, 26183, S
07-Jun-2006   The New Cross Fire 1981 fire at a birthday party Liz Carney
Produced by Nicola West
28:01, 26271, S
21-Jun-2006   The Rise and Fall of John Stonehouse Liz Carney
Produced by John Byrne
27:37, 25893, S
05-Mar-2008 1 1950s Myxomatosis Chris Ledgard 27:58, 26229, S
12-Mar-2008 2 1990 Poll Tax Riots Jolyon Jenkins
Produced by Rachel Kidde
27:49, 26089, S
19-Mar-2008 3 1967 Mossdale Caverns tragedy Ray Kershaw
Produced by Jolyon Jenkins
27:58, 26233, S
26-Mar-2008 4 The controversial 1974 British Lions rugby tour
to South Africa
Chris Ledgard 27:55, 26173, S
18-Jun-2008 1 The Little Red Schoolbook Jolyon Jenkins 28:04, 26320, S
25-Jun-2008 2 GCHQ Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
28:01, 26274, S
02-Jul-2008 3 Shoreham Jolyon Jenkins 28:02, 26293, S
09-Jul-2008 4 Legionnaire's Disease Chris Ledgard  
26-Nov-2008 1 Dutch Elm Disease Jolyon Jenkins 27:56, 26194, S
03-Dec-2008 2 The New Volunteers Chris Ledgard 27:56, 26204, S
10-Dec-2008 3 the Tate Bricks Chris Ledgard 27:49, 26093, S
17-Dec-2008 4 the Sinclair C5 three-wheeler Jolyon Jenkins 27:45, 26027, S


2009
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
15-Jul-2009 10-1 The Contraceptive Train, Dublin 1971 Chris Ledgard 27:55, 26178, S
22-Jul-2009 10-2 T Dan Smith, 1974 Jolyon Jenkins 27:50, 26096, S
29-Jul-2009 10-3 Oil in Dorset, 1980s Chris Ledgard 27:53, 26150, S
05-Aug-2009 10-4 Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin Jolyon Jenkins 27:58, 26229, S
02-Dec-2009 11-1 the Moorgate tube crash of February 1975 Jolyon Jenkins 27:53, 26156, S
09-Dec-2009 11-2 The Mapplethorpe Affair Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:42, 25974, S
16-Dec-2009 11-3 The Afghan Crisis, plane hijack in February 2000 Jolyon Jenkins
Produced by Isobel Eaton
27:51, 26112, S
23-Dec-2009 11-4 the restoration of Sunday trading in August 1994 Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:40, 25939, S

2010
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
03-Aug-2010 12-1 Pope John Paul II in Britain Chris Ledgard 27:44, 26005, S
10-Aug-2010 12-2 the university sit-ins of 1970 Jolyon Jenkins 27:51, 26125, S
17-Aug-2010 12-3 mid 1990s investment companies on ostrich farming Jolyon Jenkins 27:41, 25955, S
24-Aug-2010 12-4 The Humber Bridge, 1981 Chris Ledgard 27:55, 26173, S

2011
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
16-Feb-2011 13-1 Brighton's naturist beach Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:44, 25995, S
23-Feb-2011 13-2 the origins of zero tolerance policing Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:37, 25897, S
02-Mar-2011 13-3 Death of a Princess 1980 Jolyon Jenkins 27:50, 26106, S
09-Mar-2011 13-4 the Woolworths fire in Manchester in May 1979 Chris Ledgard
produced by Isobel Eaton
27:56, 26203, S
03-Aug-2011 14-1 the 1961 evacuation of Tristan da Cunha Jolyon Jenkins 27:43, 25948, S
10-Aug-2011 14-2 the Thetford Treasure Chris Ledgard 27:48, 26021, S
17-Aug-2011 14-3 the notorious play The Romans in Britain Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:42, 25932, S
24-Aug-2011 14-4 the Portsmouth Sinfonia Jolyon Jenkins 27:44, 25949, S

2012
Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
01-Feb-2012 15-1 Operation Julie Jolyon Jenkins 27:48, 26015, S
08-Feb-2012 15-2 Ramstein, Germany 1988 Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:34, 25805, S
15-Feb-2012 15-3 the final Gentlemen and Players cricket match in September 1962 Chris Ledgard 27:34, 25801, S
22-Feb-2012 15-4 Kung Fu Jolyon Jenkins
Produced by John Byrne
27:33, 25785, S
01-Aug-2012 16-1 the sovereign Principality of Sealand Jolyon Jenkins 27:47, 26008, S
08-Aug-2012 16-2 the American 'ghost ships' Jolyon Jenkins 27:46, 25994, S
15-Aug-2012 16-3 Co-education Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:31, 25749, S
22-Aug-2012 16-4 the introduction of the breathalyser Chris Ledgard
Produced by John Byrne
27:35, 25808, S

2013
Date  Episode Title Cast Parameters
23-Jan-2013 17-1 Lymeswold cheese
Jolyon Jenkins
27:34, 25797, S
30-Jan-2013 17-2 bombing the London offices of the African National Congress
Jolyon Jenkins
27:46, 25986, S
06-Feb-2013 17-3 The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange or LIFFE
Chris Ledgard
27:53, 26098, S
13-Feb-2013 17-4 Jaws 
Chris Ledgard
Producer John Byrne

27:34, 25803, S