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Children's Hour

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

5.0 JUNIOR TIME
A programme for the fives to eights
"Smokey"
A dragon's tale in four parts by Margaret Potter with music composed by Henry Reed
The story told by Graham Roberts
Music played by Jimmy Leach
Produced by Trevor Hill
5.15 MOSTLY JAZZ
What's new?
Ken Sykora reviews some recent records
5.30 NOW SHOWING IN LONDON
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 Presenting This Week
Review of forthcoming programmes

Contributors

Writer ("Smokey"):
Margaret Potter
Music composed by:
Henry Reed
Storyteller:
Graham Roberts
Music played by:
Jimmy Leach
Producer:
Trevor Hill
The Inventor:
Geoffrey Banks
Cuthbert:
Patricia Birch
The King:
Frederic Wilson
Reviewer ("Mostly Jazz"):
Ken Sykora
Reviewer ("Now Showing in London"):
Eric Gillett
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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