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Stories in Music including Eric Coates's fantasies "The Three Bears" and "The Selfish Giant" played by Eric Robinson and his Orchestra.
Mantle Childe introduces the music and Bridget Moss with the aid of drawings helps viewers to follow the stories.
Coco the Clown provides the interludes.
Finally, the orchestra plays "Birds" from "Carnival of the Animals", by Saint-Saens to introduce
"Birds of London"
"Wild Birds You Can See in London" described by James Fisher, one of the editors of The New Naturalist
Illustrated by 'Fish-Hawk'
(to 17.00)

Contributors

Composer (The Three Bears/The Selfish Giant):
Eric Coates
Musicians:
Eric Robinson and his Orchestra
Introducer of music:
Mantle Childe
Narrator:
Bridget Moss
Entertainer:
Coco the Clown
Presenter (Wild Birds You Can See in London):
James Fisher
Illustrator (Wild Birds You Can See in London):
null 'Fish-Hawk'

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