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- ↑ BBC – Earthsearch – Earthsearch 2
- ↑ BBC – Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!
- ↑ "Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden - BBC Radio 7". BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ BBC – The Afternoon Play – Rebus: Let It Bleed
- ↑ BBC – The Afternoon Play – Rebus: Let It Bleed
- ↑ BBC – The Saturday Play – The Distant Echo
- ↑ BBC – Paul Temple – Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery
- ↑ BBC – Paul Temple – Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery
- ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Gondwanaland
- ↑ BBC – Drama on 3 – La Princesse de Clèves
- ↑ BBC – Paul Temple – Paul Temple and Steve
- ↑ BBC – Paul Temple – A Case for Paul Temple
- ↑ BBC – Drama on 3 – The Go-Between
- ↑ BBC – Paul Temple – Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair
