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CHILDREN'S HOUR

on BBC Home Service Basic

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For Children of Most Ages
'Said the Cat to the Dog'
A series of plays by Martin Armstrong about Mompty and Peckham and the Jackson Family
5-' Fishing'
Produced by Eve Burgess
' I'm taking the whole day off tomorrow,' said Dad, coming home one warm spring afternoon. ' I shan't attempt to catch my train; I shall catch fish instead.' But as anyone who has tried knows-fishing isn't so simple.
5.30 For Older Children
' Tarn, Short for Tamburlaine '
A new series of true stories by Mary E. Patchett
3 — ' Where is Tarn? '
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin Armstrong
Produced By:
Eve Burgess
Stories By:
Mary E. Patchett
Mum:
Mary O'Farrell
Dad:
Wilfred Babbage
Diana:
Rosamond Barnes
Ronnie:
Robert Scroggins
Mompty the Cat:
Vivienne Chatterton
Peckham the Dog:
Stephen Jack
Narrator:
Lewis Stringer

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