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CHILDREN'S HOUR

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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' How the Wireless came to Toytown * by S. G. Hulme Beaman
Production by Claire Chovil
5.30 For Older Children
First Attempts
Young artists making their first broadcast
From London
Barbara Sleigh introduces
A Wind Quintet
Adrian Knott (oboe)
Terence Moran (clarinet)
John Robson (French horn)
Jonathan Davidson (flute)
Steven White (bassoon) and Beryl Matthews (soprano)
Accompanied by Josephine Lee
From Manchester
Herbert introduces
Christine Cartwright (cello)
Accompanied by Mabel Hardy
From Belfast
Cicely introduces
Gabriel and Kathleen McCan
(piano duets)
At the organ. Charles Smart

Contributors

Unknown:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Production By:
Claire Chovil
Introduces:
Barbara Sleigh
Oboe:
Adrian Knott
Clarinet:
Terence Moran
Clarinet:
John Robson
Flute:
Jonathan Davidson
Bassoon:
Steven White
Soprano:
Beryl Matthews
Accompanied By:
Josephine Lee
Cello:
Christine Cartwright
Accompanied By:
Mabel Hardy
Accompanied By:
Kathleen McCan
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCulloch
Narrator:
Derek McCulloch
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton
Ernest the Policeman:
Peter Claughton
Dennis the Dachshund:
Preston Lockwood
Mr Growser:
Stephen Jack
The Inventor:
Ivan Samson
Source: Radio Times

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