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Merry-Go-Round: Wool for Holroyds: 2: Trouble Over Machines

BBC One
on BBC One London

For children of seven to nine.
Introduced by Tom Gibbs.

Story by Barbara Willard.
The story of a family who have worked in the wool industry for two hundred years. This episode is set in 1812.
The hand-loom and shearing sequences were filmed at the Castle Museum, York, with the co-operation of the Curator
For Schools
Repeated on Friday at 2.5 p.m.
Paul Hardwick is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Company
(to 9.55)

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Gibbs
Writer:
Barbara Willard
Designer:
Charles Lawrence
Director:
Elisabeth Kustow
Producer:
Claire Chovil
Mrs. Holroyd:
Jean Theobald
Will Holroyd:
Paul Hardwick
Billy Holroyd:
Michael Crockett
Joe:
William Victor
Riot-leader:
Alan Selwyn
Source: Radio Times

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