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- ↑ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – Captain Starlight's Apprentice
- ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Listen to the Words
- ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Peter Lorre vs Peter Lorre
- ↑ BBC – Drama on 3 – The Pattern of Painful Adventures
- ↑ BBC – Afternoon Play – Déjà Vu
