The serial was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sundays from 12 Noon to 12:30pm with each episode being repeated on the following Wednesday from 10:30pm to 11:00pm.
The serial was originally broadcast from 8 march to 30 August 1981 on BBC Radio 4 on Sundays from 12 Noon to 12:30pm. Each episode was repeated on the following Wednesday from 10:30pm to 11:00pm.