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CHILDREN'S HOUR

on BBC Home Service Basic

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For Children of Most Ages
'Dreadful Doings in Ark Street'
A Toytown play by S. G. Hulme Beaman
Production by Josephine Plummer
5.30 For Older Children
First Attempts
Young artists making their first broadcast
From Birmingham: Graham introduces
Robin Cotton (clarinet)
Accompanist, Doris Adams
From Belfast:
Cicely introduces
Matsy Maguire (soprano)
George Johnstone (accordion)
Accompanist, Havelock Nelson
From London:
Claire introduces
Jennifer Partridge (piano)
At the organ, Charles Smart

Contributors

Play By:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Clarinet:
Robin Cotton
Accompanist:
Doris Adams
Soprano:
Matsy Maguire
Accordion:
George Johnstone
Accompanist:
Havelock Nelson
Piano:
Jennifer Partridge
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCulloch
Narrator:
Derek McCulloch
Ernest the Policeman:
Peter Claughton
Mr Noah:
Charles Maunsell
Dennis the Dachshund:
Preston Lockwood
Porky the pig:
Ivan Samson
The Inventor:
Ivan Samson
Mr Growser:
Ralph de Rohan
The Magician:
Norman Shelley
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton

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