9. Protecting National Monuments

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Out on a stroll through Central London, two BBC staff make a discovery in Trafalgar Square. Life at the BBC's Broadcasting House during the dark days of 1940 when London was under nightly attack from the Luftwaffe. Penelope Fitzgerald's bitter-sweet comedy about the battles of employees in newsgathering. Abridged by David Dorward Read by Penelope Wilton, Producer: Patrick Rayner First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1992.