59 minutes 58 seconds

1 CD, David Rayvern Allen, cricketer historian and writer, interviewed by Michael Down. The recording consists of 1 track. [0:00-0:45] Introduction by Down, [0:46-3:27] Rayvern Allen talks about his first county match at the Oval and the 1950's Surrey team, [3:28-6:01] Rayvern Allen talks about his father returning from India and neighbours instilling a love of sport in him, [6:02-7:32] Rayvern Allen talks about learning to play the piano, [7:33-8:03] Rayvern Allen talks about playing school cricket, [8:04-9:43] Rayvern Allen talks about music, [9:44-15:44] Rayvern Allen talks about growing up during the Second World War, [15:45-17:37] Rayvern Allen talks about the nature growing up in the 1940's and 1950's, [17:38-22:09] Rayvern Allen talks about his school life and joining a military band during national service, [22:10-25:44] Rayvern Allen talks about studying music at university and getting a production job with BBC television producing music and comedy programmes. [25:45-27:53] Rayvern Allen talks about the 1960's cultural change and working with famous people, [27:54-31:33] Rayvern Allen talks about working and living in Northern Ireland in the mid-1960's, [31:34-35:11] Rayvern talks about moving from television to radio and being a radio producer, [35:12-39:27] Rayvern Allen talks about the nature of working for the BBC and going on a trip to the USA to interview famous people, [39:28-42:09] Rayvern Allen talks about tape wiping and producing programmes with Richard Stillgoe including Who Pays the Piper, [42:10-45:07] Rayvern Allen talks about doing a radio programmes with John Arlott, [45:08-48:36] Rayvern Allen talks about collecting, his interest in the history of cricket and music and doing a programme on music and cricket, [48:37-52:12] Rayvern Allen talks about his collecting habits and his wife's career, [52:13-56:24] Rayvern Allen talks about not wanting to be in front of the camera, presenting on radio and friendship between John Arlott and Dylan Thomas, [56:25-59:33] Rayvern Allen talks about John Arlott, [59:34-59:58 Rayvern Allen and Down agree to take a break.

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