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A rather unpleasant subject, I fear, but....I seem to remember Alistair Cooke's body was illegally cut up and his bones stolen for some dodgy medical procedures.
I am not sure if the culprits were caught or not.

Doglet, I'll email you the link I bought the bulbs from.....also found another one giving details of incandescant light bulbs , too
just in case it's classified as advertiisng if I post it on here!

That's right- I believe his legs were removed from his body before he was cremated and I think his bones were sold for transplant tissue?
I might not have remembered this very accurately.

It is ringing bells, Elle, or is that my alarm system?
Was his programme the longest running on BBC?
Gardener's Question Time may be in the frame for that too.

Alarm system as well, Rusty? Your fortress should be impregnable!
Yes, Letter from America was, I believe, the longest running speech radio programme on BBC4. it ran from March 1946 till February 2004!

Gee whizz! And Alistair Cooke was the only presenter?
Some achievement!
A lot longer than President Roosevelt's Fireside Chats on the wireless. Those were the days!
We don't have Presidents like that any more.

Good old Wiki....what about Workers Playtime, I ask myself.

Hi, Albie!
Re your query abut Welling. It IS in Kent, with a DA post code, but is also in the London Borough of Bexley.
This happens a lot with borderline locations.
Beckenham for instance IS also in Kent but is in the London borough of Bromley.
Hope this helps?

Thanks Elle I am sure the new ones are wonderful for the conserving of electricity but I do like to be able to see

Doglet,
SNAP!