For a 20-something undergraduate who listened twice a day to The Archers, and again to the Sunday omnibus, it was a dream come true.
I landed the role of programme assistant. A few years later, in 1991, I helped celebrate their 40th anniversary. On 1st January 2021, this radio institution will be 70.
During my first week, producer Niall Fraser introduced me to the cast, with a warning: ‘Never call the actors by their character name.’
A white-haired chap, immaculate in a cream suit, looked me up and down. ‘And who the hell are you?’ muttered the inimitable voice of my favourite character, Nelson Gabriel, played by Jack May.
‘I’m Gill,’ I said. ‘You must be Jack.’
His eyes twinkled; an unexpected friendship was formed. It was always a joy to spot him and the fabulous Margot Boyd (Mrs Antrobus) in the BBC Club, tucking into egg and chips, washed down with a wee dram or two. Mollie Harris (Martha Woodford) presented the production team with bottles of her home-made sloe gin every Christmas.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 2021 من The Oldie Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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