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CHILDREN'S HOUR

on BBC Home Service Basic

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For Younger Listeners
' Railway Tales by the Rev. W. Awdry
Told by Charles E. Stidwill
2—' Thomas the Tank Engine '
Thomas is a fussy, cheeky little tank engine who joins his friends, Gordon, Henry, and Edward. In the end he proves himself a Really Useful Engine, and is given a Branch Line all to himself.
followed by For Children of Most Ages
' Saturday Excursion'
A magazine programme introduced by Margaret Hubble
Mine Rescue
F. R. Buckley and Gerald Nethercott visit the Mine Rescue Training Centre at Mansfield in Nottinghamshire
Flight to
Venice Jeanne Heal and Bill Simpson report on the inaugural B.E.A. flight from London to Venice, and tell you something of the beauties of this city which is often called ' the Queen of the Adriatic '
Produced by John Lane

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. W. Awdry
Told By:
Charles E. Stidwill
Introduced By:
Margaret Hubble
Unknown:
Mine Rescue
Unknown:
F. R. Buckley
Unknown:
Gerald Nethercott
Unknown:
Venice Jeanne Heal
Unknown:
Bill Simpson
Produced By:
John Lane

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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