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Life With The Lyons

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Comedy with real-life American family: Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels and kids Richard and Barbara

Comedy starring real-life American family - Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels and their children Richard and Barbara

Life With the Lyons

Life With The Lyons: An Afternoon on the Thames

04/09/2011

An Afternoon on the Thames

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Life With The Lyons, An Afternoon on the Thames

Barbara and her boyfriend Derek struggle to enjoy some time alone on a river trip.

Barbara and her boyfriend Derek try to enjoy some time alone on a river trip, with little success. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons. From April 1955.

Barbara Lyon and her boyfriend Derek struggle to enjoy time alone on a river trip.

Starring real-life American family: Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels and their children, Richard and Barbara. 

With Doris Rogers as Florrie, Molly Weir as Aggie, Horace Percival as Mr Wimple, Richard Bellaers, Gwen Lewis, Patricia Field and Alanna Boyce. 

Life With The Lyons was one the BBC's most popular radio sitcoms between1950 and 1961. It was also adapted for BBC TV. 

Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury. 

BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet. 

Producer: Tom Ronald 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1955.

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