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Puddlers, Gongoozlers and Narrow Boat Men

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A story of the Canal Age by ANTHONY BURTON with original music by ALAN BRIDGER
' Gongoozler - an idle and inquisitive person who stands staring for prolonged periods at anything out of the common.'
(H. R. DE SALIS,
A Handbook of Inland
Navigation (1901)
... and there were some extraordinary sights to see - canals, aqueducts, flights of locks, reservoirs, long tunnels and splendid bridges. Come and gongoozle at the celebrations for the opening of the Harecastle Tunnel on the Grand Trunk Canal in 1827. The actors:
ERIC ALLAN , PATRICIA GALLI-MORE , KENNETH HADLEY ,
ROGER HUME , RALPH LAWTON , TERRY MOLLOY. HEDLI NIK-LAUS , DANNY SCHILLER
The singers and musicians: BUFFY DAVIS , DAVID BRETT , ALAN BRIDGER , MIKE LUCAS , CARMEN LYNN , DANNY SCHILLER . MARK STEEVES , BEN VAN WEEDS
Producer VANESSA WHITBURN BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Anthony Burton
Music By:
Alan Bridger
Unknown:
Eric Allan
Unknown:
Patricia Galli-More
Unknown:
Kenneth Hadley
Unknown:
Roger Hume
Unknown:
Ralph Lawton
Unknown:
Terry Molloy.
Unknown:
Hedli Nik-Laus
Unknown:
Danny Schiller
Musicians:
Buffy Davis
Musicians:
David Brett
Musicians:
Alan Bridger
Musicians:
Mike Lucas
Musicians:
Carmen Lynn
Musicians:
Danny Schiller
Musicians:
Mark Steeves
Musicians:
Ben Van
Producer:
Vanessa Whitburn

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