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43 results found for '"Victorian period"' in Keywords.
Our kind of town (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Our Kind of Town. Part one of a two-part programme presented by Keith Howell. His guest, author Frank Huggett, talks about his new book, Carriages at Eight. The book takes an historic look at the Victorian...
Murder by gaslight (1980)
- Genre
- Drama; Serial
Murder by Gaslight. Part 3: The Diary of a Tramp. By Leo Knowles, narrated by Leo McKern. Dramatised version of investigation of murder of Martha Halliday in Kingswood, Surrey in 1861. Parts played by: Paul...
Murder by gaslight (1980)
- Genre
- Drama; Serial
Murder by Gaslight, written by Leo Knowles. A new series for radio retelling the stories of five infamous Victorian murders. Part 1: No Grounds for Complaint, narrated by Leo McKern. Based on the murder of...
Murder by gaslight (1980)
- Genre
- Drama; Serial
The Murder By Gaslight drama series for radio, based on real-life Victorian murders, presents a portion of Manchester Martyrs, written by Leo Knowles, and narrated by Leo McKern. The so-called martyrs...
Murder by gaslight (1980)
- Genre
- Drama; Serial
Murder by Gaslight, written by Leo Knowles. A new series for radio retelling the stories of five infamous Victorian murders. Start of Death in the Nursery narrated by Leo McKern. Based on the murder of three...
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Our kind of town (1980)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview
This week’s edition of Our Kind of Town is presented by Keith Howell and investigates the London water supply system past and present. Visits the Metropolitan Water Authority headquarters to talk to...
Network (1981)
- Genre
- Documentary
Metro Radio Manchester presents The Hartley Colliery Disaster, a look back at the 1862 mining disaster at Hartley Colliery, Northumberland in which over 200 miners died.
Network (1981)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Network. This week, a collection of short stories (only the first is included here in its entirety). The Maybrick Mystery, written by Leo Knowles, narrated by Stratford Johns and produced for Piccadilly...