Radio Night (1): The Seven Ages of Radio, Part 1: The Infant

A night of themed programmes showing how TV and radio have competed over the years, and which medium does what best. To make the most of these programmes you needed to have your radio (tuned to BBC Radio 4) and TV in the same room, so that they could "talk to" each other. In this first part, Ian McKellen ruminates on the distinct eras of radio broadcasting, characterised as Shakespeare's seven ages of man, with the aid of Professor Asa Briggs.