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Skipper Peter Butterworth and Porterhouse welcome you aboard.
Others at sea are:
Christopher Hodge, the cabin boy
Mr. Merlin, ship's engineer
Humpty Dumpty, ship's look-out
Sooty, the ship's mascot with Harry Corbett
and Martin Lukins, ship's cook
'The Skipper's Yarn'

(to 18.00)

Contributors

Skipper:
Peter Butterworth
Cabin boy:
Christopher Hodge
Puppeteer (Sooty):
Harry Corbett
Ship's cook:
Martin Lukins
Voices:
Peter Hawkins
Puppetry:
Sam Williams
Drawings:
Tony Hart
Scripts:
Shaun Sutton
Scripts:
Roland Peake
Scripts:
Peter Ling
Producer:
Douglas Hurn
The tramp:
Hugh Griffith
Nigel:
Glyn Dearman

A visit to the Blackpool Tower for one of Johnny Beat's weekly promotions.
The principal fight: the ten-round welterweight contest between
Leslie McKenzie, Welterweight Champion of South Africa
and Tommy Hinson of Dagenham
At the ringside, Harry Carpenter and Henry Rose

Contributors

Boxer:
Leslie McKenzie
Boxer:
Tommy Hinson
Commentator:
Harry Carpenter
Commentator:
Henry Rose

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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More