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CHILDREN'S HOUR

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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Gateway to Adventure-Marco Polo
A dramatic feature by Howard Jones based on the adventures of the famous Venetian traveller
Produced by David Davis
5.50 Children's Hour prayers conducted by John G. Williams

Contributors

Unknown:
Howard Jones
Produced By:
David Davis
Conducted By:
John G. Williams
Marco Polo, the narrator:
Leslie Perrins
Marco Polo, the youth:
Harold Reese
Nicolo Polo, his father:
Deryck Guyler
Maffeo Polo, his uncle:
Charles Leno
The Great Khan:
Andrew Churchman
Princess Kogatin:
Lavinia Loft
Luisa:
Phoebe Hodgson
Source: Radio Times

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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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