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"Penny plain and twopence coloured...." A phrase familiar to generations of pre-TV children that describes the toy theatres of Benjamin Pollock, a printer from Hoxton in London. Simon Callow explores the magic world of the cardboard actor, which tells us so much about the real theatre of the 19th century. Producer: Merilyn Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003. https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArrWZcg2lV80mgmRYF_wW90dGyS4?e=OscDAb If you would like to visit the website for Pollock’s; the…

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Just William… and Richmal

Somewhere in a small English village, a boy with unkempt hair and dirty knees, falling-down socks and wild hair, is righting wrongs and causing havoc - and is forever 11. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication in May 1922 of the first collection of Just William stories by Richmal Crompton. Over the next 50 years Crompton published 37 more books, in which the world changed but William Brown never did. Often thought of as children’s books, the Just William stories were…

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A Shilling a Week and All the Mice You Can Eat

The astonishing story behind 120 years of Post Office cat employment. Presented by Beryl Reid Produced by Rosemary Watts https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArrWZcg2lV80mV7Qu4if-jxlxL0_?e=oqbEUu

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In The Psychiatrists Chair - Ruth Rendell

Queen of crime Ruth Rendell tells Professor Anthony Clare why she's jaundiced about the idea of the 'happy family'. Ruth Rendell was born in 1930 and died in 2015. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994. https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArrWZcg2lV80mVkXeAEDaEMui6Qm?e=bUDMpw

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