David Shute

He made a reputation for engaging in adventurous broadcasts such as deep sea diving,[1] riding on the back of a Royal Artillery[1] motorcycle during a display and, while covering a story on the changing face of circus life, going on the flying trapeze.

[1] As a reporter he covered conflicts in Borneo and Sarawak which resulted in the Radio Four programme The Quiet Confrontation, produced by Roy Hayward.

[citation needed] He was promoted to the post of Senior Talks Producer at the BBC's Pebble Mill studios.

He maintained a productive association with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford upon Avon and worked with actors including Ian Richardson, Richard Pasco and Margaret Tyzack.

He directed Richardson's memorable radio performance of Nevil Shute's Requiem for a Wren, which was featured as a Book at Bedtime.