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Thirty-Minute Theatre: Peck and Call

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by J. P. Bean
'In the common market... part of Europe, a bilingual parrot will be a symbol of international goodwill. A Euro-Parrot! First Churchill's Famous Speeches - then French!' But Charlie's efforts to teach his parrot, Long John, to talk, receive a less than enthusiastic response from his wife.

BBC Manchester

Contributors

Writer:
J.P. Bean
Producer/Director:
Robert Cooper
Charlie:
Geoffrey Banks
Violet:
Jane Lowe
Jackpot Jones:
Sam Kelly
Long John:
Leonard Fenton
Source: Radio Times

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