BBC Children's Hour

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I rarely listened to Children's Hour as we were the first house on our road to have a TV. However, one day early in 1960, my father switched on a Home Service children's programme about classical music - a Sunday evening series. I was captivated by the amazing music. It opened up a whole new world and I've never looked back.

[kernelbogey]

Was there a serial called The Plantagenets? I seem to remember that they lived under the floorboards; but I may have confused two different things.

[Segilla]

I believe it was Mr Growser the grocer whose catchphrase was:-
It's disgrrrraceful. It ought never to be allowed.

Oddly, I still use the second sentence from time to time, last Friday in fact.

Ernest the policeman had a strong west country accent and he would say:-

"You''ll have your name and address took".

... if memory serves.
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[jean]

I believe it was Mr Growser the grocer whose catchphrase was:-
It's disgrrrraceful. It ought never to be allowed...

Replace never with not.

(I've got that sort of memory)

[Mary Chambers]

Was there a serial called The Plantagenets? I seem to remember that they lived under the floorboards; but I may have confused two different things.

Sounds more like The Borrowers, but I don't know whether that was ever on Children's Hour.

[kernelbogey]

Thanks Mary. I might do some research. Could well be childish confusion between two programmes at the time...!

I'm enjoying the Toytown reminiscing.

There was also a wonderful Winnie the Pooh series with an excellent Pooh (Norman --?--), and Piglet played by a woman; the Eeyore's voice is the one I hear when I read the original.

[vinteuil]

There was also a wonderful Winnie the Pooh series with an excellent Pooh (Norman --?--), .

... Norman Shelley, shirley?


For some he was Dennis the Dachsund (qv #12 supra); for me he will ever be Dr Watson to Carleton Hobbs's Holmes



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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... Norman Shelley, shirley?
For some he was Dennis the Dachsund (qv #12 supra); for me he will ever be Dr Watson to Carleton Hobbs's Holmes

For others, Winston Churchill.

[vinteuil]

For others, Winston Churchill.

... nothing but a "recurring rumour", according to wiki - but used by David Irving to promote his unflattering view of Churchill -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Shelley

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... nothing but a "recurring rumour", according to wiki - but used by David Irving to promote his unflattering view of Churchill -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Shelley

Well, I wouldn't want to be in that company!

I remembered a "Blue Peter"-like programme from the early 'seventies in which Shelley talked about his "Churchill" work - perhaps a reference to He would, however, claim that he did once voice Churchill for an introduction to a wartime propaganda film for distribution overseas with Churchill’s permission. The Prime Minister could not find time for the necessary visit to the studio.

[Ferretfancy]

... Norman Shelley, shirley?


For some he was Dennis the Dachsund (qv #12 supra); for me he will ever be Dr Watson to Carleton Hobbs's Holmes



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He was surely the definitive Mr Toad. I still have two lovely old Argo LPs of The Wind in the Willows, featuring cars from the museum at Beaulieu, and boys from Kings College Cambridge singing carols in the Christmas scene. I treasure Mr Shelley's --- " I wonder if this car STARTS easily ? " with a marvellous emphasis on that word.

This would be a wonderful candidate for CD reissue.