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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

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Life With the Lyons

Life With The Lyons: A Crooner in the House

16/03/2011

A Crooner in the House

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Life With The Lyons, A Crooner in the House

Daughter Barbara is in love with Ronnie Harris, and father Ben is not happy.

Daughter Barbara is in love with Ronnie Harris, and father Ben is not happy. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From January 1955.

Daughter Barbara Lyon is in love with singer Ronnie Harris, and father Ben is not happy.

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, Hugh David, Richard Bellaers, Bob Block and Ronnie Harris as himself.

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 January 1955.

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