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{{Infobox television
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| theme_music_composer = [[Malcolm Arnold]]
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| open_theme = "Allegro non troppo", ''[[
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| country = United Kingdom
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| runtime = 10–20 minutes
| company = [[Granada Television]]
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Throughout its history, the television series was editorially based in Manchester by [[Granada Television]]. For the first 26 years of its run, the series was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in London and the north-west, and carried at different times in its history by certain other regional ITV stations; it was never networked nationally.
The first programme, on 5 November 1956, was presented by [[Brian Inglis]], then deputy editor of ''[[The Spectator]]''; the following week [[Kingsley Martin]], [[
In 1969, the programme was briefly relaunched as ''The Papers'', with sociologist [[Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)|Stuart Hall]] as the first presenter. This version of the programme lasted for only 10 weeks, after which it reverted to its original title, and took on the format it retained, with a different presenter (almost always a [[journalist]]) each week.
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== Music ==
The show's theme music was originally ''The Procession of the Sardar'', by [[Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov]], a student of [[
== Voices ==
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The regular voices of BBC Radio 4's ''What the Papers Say'' were:
* Frances Jeater, whose long and varied career has included performances with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], as well as theatres across the UK and USA. Her television credits include roles in ''[[Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'' and ''A Wing and A Prayer''. She is a past member of the BBC Radio Drama Company.▼
▲*Frances Jeater, whose long and varied career has included performances with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], as well as theatres across the UK and USA. Her television credits include roles in ''[[Where the Heart Is (UK TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'' and ''A Wing and A Prayer''. She is a past member of the BBC Radio Drama Company.
* [[Steve Hodson]], veteran stage and screen actor, who may be best known for his role as Steve Ross on the 1970s children's television series ''[[Follyfoot]]''. In addition to his vast stage and radio acting credentials, Hodson has recorded around 250 audio books.
* Rachel Atkins, who has worked extensively in theatre and television with credits ranging from ''[[EastEnders]]'' to BBC One's ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''. She has also been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company. Atkins can currently be heard as the voice of Vicky Tucker on ''[[The Archers]]''.
* Laurence Dobiesz made his radio debut in ''What the Papers Say''. Having graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2008, Dobiesz has built up a portfolio of theatre credits including ''Twelfth Night'' with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], ''Mad Forest'' and ''Paradise Lost'' at [[Southwark Playhouse]]. His TV credits include ''[[The Bill]]'' and ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''.
* [[Graham Seed]] trained at [[
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