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THE BODY-BLOW

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

A Radio Ballad of the battle with Polio fought by Norma Smith , Paul Bates
Jean Hagger , Heather Ruffell and ' Dutchy ' Holland told by them and set to the singing of Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger with Bryan Daley (guitar)
Alfie Kahn (clarinet)
Alf Edwards (concertina)
Produced by CHARLES PARKER
Recorded broadcast of July 22; originally broadcast on March 27 in the Midland Home Service

Contributors

Unknown:
Norma Smith
Unknown:
Paul Bates
Unknown:
Jean Hagger
Unknown:
Heather Ruffell
Unknown:
Ewan MacColl
Unknown:
Peggy Seeger
Guitar:
Bryan Daley
Clarinet:
Alfie Kahn
Clarinet:
Alf Edwards
Produced By:
Charles Parker
Source: Radio Times

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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