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ACK-ACK, BEER-BEER'

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A radio magazine with sport, news, interest, and entertainment for men in Anti-Aircraft, Balloon Barrage, and Searchlight units
Boxing Day edition including
Ack-Ack, Beer-Beer's own pantomime
' Al and his Wonderful Blimp'
A special show written by the Forces for the Forces
Chief characters :
Al, a B.B. boy ; Anna, his girl-friend ; Widow Swankey, his mother; the Baron de Balloon, a Fifth Columnist ; Ack Beer, the genie ; Boreing, a general with a medal;
Furious, dictator of Fuhroaria also
' Through my Telescope ' (No. 2) by Will Hay: a talk on astronomy
' Good fun — gardening ! ' '—a chat by our gardening expert, Clement Poulter
.with Stop press items, star visitors, and musical features
Editors, Bill MacLurg and Howard Thomas

Contributors

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Clement Poulter
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Bill MacLurg
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Howard Thomas

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