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CHILDREN'S HOUR

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For Children of Most Ages
' The Just So Stories ' by Rudyard Kipling
Arranged for broadcasting by Maurice Brown
10—'How the Rhinoceros Got his skin'
told by David and 11—'The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo '
'Not always was the Kangaroo as now we do behold him, but a Different Animal with four short legs. He was grey and he was woolly, and his pride was inordinate.'
Production by Josephine Plummer
5.30 For Older Children
Now Showing in London
A review by Eric Gillett of some of the new films and plays
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Stories By:
Rudyard Kipling
Broadcasting By:
Maurice Brown
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Review By:
Eric Gillett
Kangaroo:
James McKechnie
Yellow-Dog-Dingo:
Wilfred Babbage
Big God Nqong:
Felix Felton
The Storyteller:
David Davis

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