Brian Johnston - Johnners - Down Your Ways Favourite People - V 1

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This title presents highlights from the BBC Radio series featuring Brian Johnston, specially selected by his son Barry Johnston. " Down Your Way" was one of the most popular programmes on radio & spanned six decades. Every week the presenter would visit towns & villages throughout the UK, discovering fascinating people & places. Brian Johnston presented the series for fifteen years & 733 programmes. For this recording, his son Barry has selected the most eccentric, famous & interesting people, & the most colourful places, that his father visited on his travels. Along the way Brian meets such famous people as Sir Roger Bannister, HRH Prince Philip, Denis Compton & John Laurie (Private Frazer in Dad's Army), as well as Frank Searle, who has spotted the Loch Ness Monster. Brian also takes in Land's End, Alice Springs, & even goes underground to visit the Cabinet War Rooms & the Bank of England's gold vault. Released for the first time on audio, this recording

Includes:: part of Brian Johnston's final programme. It presents a timeless view of Britain, a land peopled by countless characters among its rich heritage. 'A classy piece of classic radio, well worth revisiting'
- " Chichester Observer".