| 1/3 Strictly For The Birds (13.11.62) |
| Starts: And now it's time to meet The Men From The Ministry.
We present Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch as The Men From The
Ministry, a weekly tribute to all those who work in Government offices and to
all the others who spend their days there as well. We are concerned, as usual,
with the General Assistance Department, that tireless body which exists to
help any other department that's overloaded. This week, we find them attached
to the Ministry of Aviation, and as we join them in their office high over
Whitehall, they are studying the problems of aerodynamics. |
| Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch. Other essential personnel were Diana
Olsson, Norma Ronald, Roy Dotrice, Percy Edwards and John Graham. "The Men
From The Ministry" is written and produced by Edward Taylor. |
| 1/4 French Cricket (20.11.62) |
| Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We present
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch as The Men From The Ministry, a weekly
tribute to those who sail our ship of state through the hazards of modern
life, and guide it surely and squarely right up the creek. Civil servants are
typically British people, and if we peep into any Whitehall office, for
instance that of the General Assistance Department, we find a typically
British scene. |
| Ends: In that programme, Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard
Murdoch were bewitched by Betty Marsden as Nadia, bothered by Norma Ronald as
Mildred, and bewildered by Roy Dotrice and David Graham as a variety of wily
foreigners. "The Men From The Ministry" is written and produced by Edward
Taylor. |
| 1/5 The War With The Isle Of Wight (27.11.62) |
| Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We present
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch in The Men From The Ministry, a weekly
tribute to those who work in our Government departments. These are dedicated
men, for the jobs they do are varied and pressing, and the offices they work
in are very depressing too. From Big Ben to Nelson's Column stretches the
most famous street in London, Whitehall. Here is the nerve centre of the
country, where an army of public servants works unceasingly. Here are the men
whose decisions affect the lives of millions. Here is the brain of Britain.
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| Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were were
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch, assisted by Diana Olsson, Norma Ronald
and Roy Dotrice for Great Britain, and opposed by Julian Somers and Joan
Sanderson for the Isle of Wight. "The Men From The Ministry" is written and
produced by Edward Taylor. |
| 1/6 Moderately Important Person (4.12.62) |
| Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We present
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch in The Men From The Ministry, a weekly
tribute to our Government service, that intricate cobweb of departments,
committees and subcommittees, all of whom keep minutes and many of whom waste
hours. One Government department with an especially proud record is the
Foreign Office. Here, brilliant men skilled in the art of diplomacy work
ceaselessly to maintain good relations with other countries, ensuring for
instance that visiting foreign dignitaries are received with traditional
courtesy. |
| Ends: Muddling through in The Men From The Ministry were
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch, assisted by Diana Olsson, Norma
Ronald, Rowena Gregory, David Graham, Frederick Treves, and Roy Dotrice
as Prince Salim. "The Men From The Ministry" is written and produced
by Edward Taylor. |
| 1/8 A Matter Of Form (18.12.62) |
| Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We present
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch in The Men From The Ministry, a
weekly tribute to the men who run our Civil Service. And not only the men,
but the women too; that great army of secretaries and typists whose
efficiency, character and sturdy independence prove that the modern woman
will not be dictated to, at anything more than fifty words a minute. Two
such women are those twin pillars of the General Assistance Department,
April Adams and Mildred Murfin. Just back from holiday, Mildred is
anxious to catch up quickly on the most important business of the office.
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| Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch, with Diana Olsson, Norma Ronald, Roy
Dotrice, Patricia Hayes, Pat Coombs and Joan Sanderson. "The Men From The
Ministry" is written and produced by Edward Taylor. |
| 1/11 Island In The Sun (8.1.63) |
| Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We present
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch in The Men From The Ministry, a weekly
tribute to that faithful army of public servants through whose
efforts the wheels of Government turn, and without whose efforts they
might turn even quicker. We are concerned, as usual, with the General
Assistance Department, which exists to help any other section that's
overloaded. This week we find them helping out at the Foreign Office.
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| Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were
Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch, with Roy Dotrice, Austin Trevor,
David Graham, Norma Ronald, John Cazabon. "The Men From The Ministry"
is written and produced by Edward Taylor. |
