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BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

Character studies from
Thomas Hardy , Jane Austen and Charles Dickens
8: Sam Weller from ' The Pickwick Papers' by CHARLES DICKENS arranged by H. Oldfield Box
He was habited in a coarse-striped waistcoat, with black calico sleeves, and blue glass buttons; drab breeches and leggings.'
Reader, JOHN SLATER

Contributors

Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Jane Austen
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Sam Weller
Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Arranged By:
H. Oldfield Box
Reader:
John Slater
Source: Radio Times

BBC Home Service Basic

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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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