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Children's Hour

on BBC Home Service Basic

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For Listeners of All Ages
'The Adventures of Lollypop' by Muriel Levy
'The Fall of Marzipan Manor' with incidental music written by Henry Reed and played by a section of the BBC Northern Orchestra
(Led by Ben Horsfall)
Conducted by the composer
Produced by Trevor Hill
5.30 For Children of Most Ages
'Write Me a Letter'
The Children's Hour correspondence column of the air
Fourth of a new series edited and introduced by Adrian Thomas
5.50 The week's programmes

Contributors

Unknown:
Muriel Levy
Written By:
Henry Reed
Unknown:
Ben Horsfall
Produced By:
Trevor Hill
Introduced By:
Adrian Thomas
Pop Lolly:
Fred Fairclough
Mom Lolly:
Violet Carson
Lollypop:
Joyce Palin
Three Jelly Babes:
Doris Gambell
Three Jelly Babes:
Violet Carson
Three Jelly Babes:
Muriel Levy
Miss Judy Jujube:
Doris Gambell
Private Praline:
Geoffrey Wheeler
Lady Cora Creme-de-Menthe:
Muriel Levy
Sir Cornelius Creme-de-Menthe:
Frederic Wilson
Colonel Peppermint Strong/Parrot/Crunch:
Herbert Smith

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

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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