Westway It's Lunchtime A Special Birthday
David Hitchinson
Westway was a radio soap opera broadcast twice a week on the BBC World Service from November 1997 to October 2005. It focused on life in and around the fictional Westway Health Centre in West London, named after the main road route into London from the west.
The principal actors included Jillie Meers as Dr. Margaret Sampson, head of the health centre, Nigel Carrington as Dr. David Boyce, and Abi Eniola as Dr. Joy Onwukwe. At its peak, the show had worldwide listening figures estimated at around 1.7 million.
Its cancellation was announced in April 2005 as part of a shake-up of World Service programming.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.