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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: The New Job

28/08/2011

The New Job

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Life With The Lyons, The New Job

An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy.

An ad in the local paper lands Richard a job as his father's office boy. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From December 1954.

An ad in the local paper lands Richard Lyon a job as his father Ben's office boy.

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, Selma Vas Dias, Brian Smith, Gwen Lewis and Bob Block.

Life With The Lyons was one the BBC's most popular radio sitcoms between 1950 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 December 1954.

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