The Men From The Ministry

Series 7 (1971)
Opening and Closing Announcements

The episodes of The Men From The Ministry were given titles in the Radio Times, but not on-air. These titles are often quite cryptic and it can be difficult to identify undated recordings. The following transcripts of opening and closing announcements are provided to assist with identification of recordings. The transcripts are incomplete because some recordings are missing or truncated. The author would appreciate being informed of any errors or additions, or the availability of recordings of non-listed episodes.
Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler
 
Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler
 
from "Radio Comedy 1938-1968"
by Andy Forster and Steve Furst
 
7/1 Rolling In It (29.7.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Join us for more low notes in high places, with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. At the Ministry, top brains stand by to tackle the nation's problems. Sometimes, of course, they meet frustration.
Ends: Rolling in cash as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/2 Up Up And Away (5.8.71)
[Deryck Guyler, Richard Murdoch, Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham, Joan Sanderson]
 
7/3 Thoroughly Modern Ministry (12.8.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Join us now for a quick canter down the corridors of power, with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Our story begins as usual in the General Assistance Department where that eager young executive Richard Lamb is watching Secretary Mildred Murfin complete that traditional Ministry task, a spot of filing.
Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/4 We All Make Mistakes (19.8.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We're about to go round in Government circles, with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. In the General Assistance Department, a small body of alert and efficient troubleshooters stand by to help any Government Department that's overloaded. Today we find Lamb and Lennox-Brown tackling the problems of the Post Office.
Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/5 A Foolproof Fool (26.8.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Join us now for some more magic moments at the ministry, with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. In a normal office, people soon notice if a colleague is acting strangely. At the ministry, of course, peculiar behaviour doesn't seem so unusual, but even here it is eventually spotted.
Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/6 Rotten To The Corps (2.9.71)
Starts: [Time to meet The Men From The Ministry.] You're cordially invited to walk the Whitehall way with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham, Bill Pertwee and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. The General Assistance Office does many jobs for many departments, and it's hardly surprising that the staff are sometimes affected by the people they work for. A job for the Ministry of Defence, or more specifically the Army, can have startling results as Richard Lamb has discovered. It has caused Mr. Lennox-Brown to regale him with graphic accounts of his wartime exploits.
Ends: On parade as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Bill Pertwee. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/7 Transatlantic Trouble (9.9.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. We're about to take another ride on the Whitehall roundabout with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Key men in the Ministry set-up are the Permanent Under- Secretaries; Sir Gregory Pitkin for instance, not only shapes broad lines of policy but also keeps a close eye on offices under his control. He visits them frequently to make sure everything's going smoothly.
Ends: Muddling through as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/8 The Finger Of Suspicion (16.9.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Yes, it's all aboard the ship of state for another trip through troubled waters with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Government staff are dedicated folk, always on the go. They go to the washroom, the canteen, the restroom, and whenever they can they go on leave. Secretary Mildred Murfin is just back from a snatched month in Cornwall with her boyfriend Bernard.
Ends: Under suspicion as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/9 Just The Ticket (23.9.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Join us now for a quick spin in Government circles, with Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
Ends: Getting the bird as The Men From The Ministry were Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Also featured were Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. The programme was written by Edward Taylor and John Graham, and produced by Edward Taylor.
 
7/10 Gone To Pot (29.11.71)
Starts: Time to meet The Men From The Ministry. Come with us now on our weekly wander down Whitehall, in the company of Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and The Men From The Ministry, Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. Ministry men face a vast range of industrial and economic problems. Troubles at an atomic plant here and a labour dispute at a factory there. When in doubt, they are always ready to seek the advice of a senior colleague.
Ends: ... [Richard Murdoch, Deryck Guyler, Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham]
 

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