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Mr Pollock's Theatres

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

"Penny plain and twopence coloured...." A phrase familiar to generations of pre-television children that describes the toy theatres of Benjamin Pollock , a printerfrom Hoxton. Simon Callow explores the magic world of the cardboard actor, which tells us so much about the real theatre of the 19th century. Producer Merilyn Harris

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Benjamin Pollock
Producer:
Merilyn Harris
Source: Radio Times

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