# Men From The Ministry : 1960s Radio Comedy

Heard 1962–1970. 10 episodes.

The Men from the Ministry : 1960s (High Quality episodes only) British radio comedy starring Deryck Guyler, Richard Murdoch and Wilfrid Hyde-White With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham Written and produced by Edward Taylor Time for another trip through the Whitehall wonderland! A 'tribute' to all those who work in Government Departments... and those who simply spend their days there! The Men from the Ministry is a send-up of the British Civil Service. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966 when the latter left London for Hollywood in order to pursue his film career, following his international success with Audrey Hepburn in the musical My Fair Lady. High Quality MPEG-4 320 Kbps iTunes audio format Copyright Expired Recordings The 50 year period of broadcast copyright under the UK's Copyright Acts 1956 and 1988 has expired for all items included in this collection: · Copyright Act 1956, section 14(2): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1956/74/section/14/enacted · Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 14(2): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/14

## Sets

- Men From The Ministry : 1960s Radio Comedy (Listeners' uploads): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/men-from-the-ministry

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [S01E02 The Big Rocket](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/c6afc7bd4e22), aired 2 January 1962 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e02%201962-01-02%20-%20The%20Big%20Rocket%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Oh%20Lummy%29%5D%20FLAC%20%28Broadcast%20Quality%29.mp3
1. [The Great Footwear Scandal \[FLAC\] (terrible Noise Reduction)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/bb4355aecb2f), aired 30 October 1962 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e01%201962-10-30%20-%20The%20Great%20Footwear%20Scandal%20%5BFLAC%5D%20%28terrible%20Noise%20Reduction%29.mp3
1. [S01E06 Moderately Important Person \[Off-Air Copy\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/f7a0afb03386), aired 4 December 1962 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e06%201962-12-04%20-%20Moderately%20Important%20Person%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Oh%20Lummy%29%5D%20FLAC%20%28off-air%29.mp3
1. [The Rhubarb Pirates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/47750560cc42), aired 11 December 1962 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e07%201962-12-11%20-%20The%20Rhubarb%20Pirates%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Hydrogen%20Sonata%29%5D%20%28off-air%29.mp3
1. [A Matter of Form](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/d9d9e647eb03), aired 18 December 1962 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e08%201962-12-18%20-%20A%20Matter%20of%20Form%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Hydrogen%20Sonata%29%5D%20%28off-air%29.mp3
1. [The Magic Carpet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/400e660ac124), aired 25 December 1962 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e09%201962-12-25%20-%20The%20Magic%20Carpet%20%5BIan%20Raven%5D%20%28VG%29%20192%20Kbps.mp3
1. [Spy in the Black Pin-Stripe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/d45afcace871), aired 1 January 1963 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e10%201963-01-01%20-%20Spy%20in%20the%20Black%20Pin-Stripe%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Oh%20Lummy%29%5D%20%5BAI%20Cleaned%5D%20%28off-air%29%20192%20Kbps.mp3
1. [Island in the Sun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/70e364553327), aired 8 January 1963 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s01e11%201963-01-08%20-%20Island%20in%20the%20Sun%20%5BArchive.org%20%28Oh%20Lummy%29%5D%20%5BAI%20Cleaned%5D%20%28off-air%29%20192%20Kbps.mp3
1. [The Butcher Of Glensporran (John Laurie)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/157d085feb5d), aired 12 September 1965 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s02e08%201965-09-12%20-%20The%20Butcher%20Of%20Glensporran%20%28John%20Laurie%29%20%5BCJB%5D.mp3
1. [Miss Chatterley's Lover \[Gary Schajer\] \[FLAC\] (Final 3 min poor)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/men-from-the-ministry-1960s-radio-comedy/1a089f75f58a), aired 18 August 1970 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/men-from-the-ministry/Men%20From%20the%20Ministry%20-%20s06e08%201970-08-18%20-%20Miss%20Chatterley%27s%20Lover%20%5BGary%20Schajer%5D%20%5BFLAC%5D%20%28Final%203%20min%20poor%29.mp3

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