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Children's Hour: Polly and Oliver: 1: All at Sea

on BBC Home Service Basic

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For Children of Most Ages
A serial play in six episodes by David Scott Daniell
The further adventures of a drummer boy of 150 years ago
with Winifred Irvin (piccolo)

(A new production of the play broadcast in January 1953)

Contributors

Writer:
David Scott Daniell
Piccolo player:
Winifred Irvin
Oliver Crow:
Warren Hearnden
Polly Trott:
Heather Styles
Sergeant Trott:
Deryck Guyler
Private Pilchard:
Denis Folwell
Ensign Peter Boscawen:
Barry MacGregor
Midshipman Joliffe:
Alaric Cotter
Zucconi:
Frank Sieman
Boatswain:
Arnold Peters

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

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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