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#072 The First Radio Dramatist: The Truth about Phyllis Twigg
Britain's first writer for radio was Phyllis M Twigg. An unusual name, and yet... she seemed to pretty much vanish after her debut broadcast play, 'The Truth About Father Christmas' on 24th December 1922.
So much so, that the official record - in history books, on various BBC sites, in broadcasting legend - wrongly credits Richard Hughes' A Comedy of Danger in 1924 as the first original radioplay.
So is it because Twigg was writing for children? Or because her script didn't survive? Or because she's female? All and more?
On episode 72, our timeline brings us to 23rd April 1923 - Shakespeare's…
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