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LET'S JOIN IN: 'Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot': a light-hearted fantasy about an old lady who shrinks to the size of her name by Alf Proysen

2.20 THE GOLDEN COCKEREL: Pushkin's fairy tale about the oriental kingdom of King Dodon, set to music by Rimsky-Korsakov The first of two programmes introduced by Roger Fiske

2.40 MODERN HISTORY: The Marshall Plan
Script by Margaret Wood
The year 1947 was the worst of the post-war years, with shortages throughout Europe. The Recovery Programme initiated by U.S. General Marshall brought new hope to Europe.

Contributors

Author of story (Let's Join In):
Alf Proysen
Presenter (The Golden Cockerel):
Roger Fiske
Script (Modern History):
Margaret Wood
Source: Radio Times

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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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