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Woman's Hour

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Introduced by Sue MacGregor
The Cricket on the Hearth: CHRISTINE STRETCH looks into the fate of the once-familiar insect commemorated by Dickens and remembered, not necessarily with affection, from the days before central heating.
Life's Rich Pageant written and read by Arthur Marshall (1) abridged in eight parts by PAT MCLOUGHLIN
'In my last winter term at Stirling Court something happened that was profoundly to influence my life. I made everybody laugh. What a splendid sound! Since that time I have sought laughter wherever possible.'
(Music: Mayerl's Honky Tonk)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue MacGregor
Unknown:
Christine Stretch
Read By:
Arthur Marshall
Unknown:
Pat McLoughlin
Source: Radio Times

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