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Why Barrie Wrote ... The Little White Bird

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JM Barrie wrote The Little White Bird in 1902. It tells of a retired captain (loosely based on Barrie himself) and his friendship with a little boy, David. The two create stories, one of which is Peter Pan , the first time the character appeared in print. The reader is Michael Siberry. John Peacock 's dramatisation of Barrie's
Story follows this programme. Director Sara Conkey

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Peter Pan
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Michael Siberry.
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John Peacock
Director:
Sara Conkey
Source: Radio Times

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