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by James Thurber
A fairy story for older children adapted for broadcasting by Len Tennyson
Wizards, dwarfs, signs, and voices played by Sydney Keith , Ian Catford. Clarence Wright. Harry Hutchinson
Music composed and conducted by Antony Hopkins
Production by Michael Barsley
(The recorded broadcast of Dec. 25) Writing :n our Christmas number James Thurber said: ' The While Deer was brought out as a trade edition book for the adult market, since I hoped to reach grown-ups as well as children. I have never heaid from a child who had any Jifficulty in understanding the tale, but a number of adults, too far removed from the easy comprehension of youth, have been puzzled by it..... I hated to stop work on it, since I enjoyed writing it more than I have enjoyed writing anything else.'

Contributors

Unknown:
James Thurber
Broadcasting By:
Len Tennyson
Played By:
Sydney Keith
Played By:
Ian Catford.
Played By:
Clarence Wright.
Played By:
Harry Hutchinson
Conducted By:
Antony Hopkins
Production By:
Michael Barsley
Unknown:
James Thurber
King Clode:
Norman Shelley
Prince Thag:
Bruce Belfrage
Prince Gallow:
George Benson
Prince Jorn:
Reginald Beckwith
Royal Recorder:
Dennis Arundell
Tocko:
John Glyn-Jones
The Minstrel:
Max Worthley
Prince Tel:
Joel O'Brien
The Princess:
Diana Maddox
The Storyteller:
Marjorie Anderson

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