The Late Mrs Buggins

Posted by william warren on January 7, 2018 at 6:11am

She invented the family sitcom, helped give advice on rationing during the war, and is still recognised as the most prolific radio writer and adaptor of all time, Mabel Constanduros the creator of the Buggins, and later the Huggets, was one of British radio’s first celebrities.

Her extra-ordinary ability to change voices at high speed made listeners believe there was a huge cast involved in each programme; incredibly it was only Mabel all along.

Marguerite Patten, Desmond Carrington and Barry Cryer are among those who pay homage to her genius, the late actress Lynda Bellingham presents.

Produced by Emily Williams

 

 

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Size 25MB. Length 27 minutes. Bitrate 128kbps

 

 

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  • Alyson D January 15, 2018 at 12:48pm

    Thanks for this, looking forward to hearing what it's all about!

  • Gayle Crane January 7, 2018 at 1:21pm

    Thanks, William!

    • semoshorts > Gayle Crane January 7, 2018 at 4:02pm

      Thanks for sharing.

    • Mike Hobart > semoshorts January 8, 2018 at 2:25am

      yes indeed  --  is there a date for this?

    • william warren > Mike Hobart January 8, 2018 at 10:45am

      BBC Genome lists date of first broadcast as 26th April 2005.

  • abby January 7, 2018 at 7:08am

    Thank you William!!

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