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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: Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Life With The Lyons, Christmas Shopping

When the Lyons family head to a department store at Christmas, Ben’s left holding a baby.

When the family head to a department store, Ben’s left holding a baby. But whose is it? Stars Ben Lyon. From December 1953.

When the family head to a department store at Christmas, Ben’s left holding a baby. But whose is it? 

Starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon, David Enders, Horace Percival, Doris Rogers, Molly Weir, Hugh Morton, Harry Morris and Gwen Lewis.

Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury.

Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson. The BBC Variety Orchestra are conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Producer: Tom Ronald.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1953.

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