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CHRISTMAS ROUND THE CORNER

on BBC Home Service Basic

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From the West of England:
Bert Middleton introduces Cornish carols from the bar of an inn at Constantine, near Falmouth
From the North of England:
Will Bradley, ' Duck King' of Broughton, near Preston, the owner of one of the largest poultry farms in Britain, talks about the biggest week of his year
From the Midlands:
Christmas Crackers: the inside story told by Norman Painting
From Northern Ireland:
Michael Murphy talks about the Ulster ' Christmas Rhymers '
From Scotland:
George Runcie introduces islanders from Barra, where it is not always' Whisky Galore '
From London:
Raymond Baxter speaks from the workshop of the Evening News Christmas Toy Distribution Centre
From Wales:
Alun Williams talks with a family in the Rhondda Valley who are expecting somebody home for Christmas
Programme introduced by Frederick Allen
Edited by Patrick Beech

Contributors

Introduces:
Bert Middleton
Told By:
Norman Painting
Talks:
Michael Murphy
Introduces:
George Runcie
Unknown:
Raymond Baxter
Talks:
Alun Williams
Unknown:
Rhondda Valley
Introduced By:
Frederick Allen
Edited By:
Patrick Beech

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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