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4th Dimension

on BBC Radio 4 FM

John Dunn introduces the Saturday show for young listeners

4.0 Admiral Skylark
Tales of a Space-age Twit with George Layton as everyone, Written by Gail Renard
Producer John Lloyd

4.5 Railway Magazine
returns for another series.
We go to Scotland at 100 mph in the cab of a new electric express and hear the story of of a famous holiday train that's celebrating its 70th birthday.
Introduced by Tom Heaney
Producer Rex Christiansen

4.25 Ghost Guide - when to find more of them! Taken from A Book of Ghosts and Hauntings edited by Aidan Chambers

4.30 Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: book by Roald Dahl abridged in six parts by Naomi Lewis
1: In which Mr Wonka goes too far. Told by Martin Muncaster
This book starts where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory finished. Producer Peter Nevis

4.50 Poetry Competition
Kevin Crossley-Holland talks about the entries and the prize-winning poems are read out. Editor Graham Gauld

Contributors

Introduced by:
John Dunn
[Actor] (Admiral Skylark):
George Layton
Writer (Admiral Skylark):
Gail Renard
Producer (Admiral Skylark):
John Lloyd
Presenter (Railway Magazine):
Tom Heaney
Producer (Railway Magazine):
Rex Christiansen
Told By:
Martin Muncaster
Producer (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator):
Peter Novis
Reader (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator):
Martin Muncaster
Editor (Poetry Competition):
Graham Gauld

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