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CHILDREN'S HOUR

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For Children of Most Ages
'Said the Cat to the Dog'
A series of plays about Mompty and Peckham and the Jackson family
Written for Children's Hour by Martin Armstrong
7— 'A Prehistoric Beast'
Production by Claire Chovil
One afternoon, after a lesson on prehistoric monsters, Diana and Ronnie came home from school full of excitement. For days afterwards they talked about it-till one afternoon while they were playing in the garden, it occurred to them that they might do something more than just talk.
5.30 For Listeners of Most Ages
Home for the Holidays
2-Camping
The second of two programmes in which ' B.B.', Roy McCarthy, Phil
Drabble, and Bill Oakley suggest ways of spending a few days during the summer holidays
Produced by Graham Gauld
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Armstrong
Production By:
Claire Chovil
Produced By:
Graham Gauld
Mum:
Mary O'Farrell
Dad:
Wilfred Babbage
Diana:
Rosamond Barnes
Ronnie:
Sam Jephcott
Potts, the gardener:
Frank Atkinson
Mompty the Cat:
Vivienne Chatterton
Peckham the Dog:
Stephen Jack
Narrator:
Lewis Stringer

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