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R12/1122/4/1.
The Persian Rug, programme of Oriental design by Dorothy Coombes.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Whilst sat on the Persian rug, Uncle Ted tells Pamela stories of Persia. They look for ‘songs’ hidden in the rug, and Ted tells her of King Cyrus who captures King Croesus who then discuss the true meaning of wealth. Ted tells her about falcon hunting, how the Persian rugs are made and they discuss Persian gardens.
Subjects: Persia, Falcon Hunting, Persian Rugs.

R12/1124/4/5.
The Pageant Roads of England No.12 by L. Du Gorde Peach .
First broadcast: 23 November 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
BBC radio script for The Pageant Roads of England No.12: The Road of Today, by L. Du Gorde Peach .

R12/1122/2/3.
The Magic Jam Pot, a queer affair related as a diakogue (sic) story by Dorothy Worsley.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
A re-imagined version Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. Sooty rubs the magic jam pot and a genie becomes his servant. After a few wishes are granted, the genie takes him to London. However, things begin to get a little haywire.
Subjects: Aladdin, Genie, Wishes London, Adventure.

R12/1124/2/3.
The Lion that Never Sleeps by Dorothy Champion.
First broadcast: 23 October 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
BBC radio script for The Lion that Never Sleeps by Dorothy Champion.

R12/1123/1/6.
The Lion and the Unicorn and the White Knight, from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
First broadcast: May 16th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
From ‘Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There’. Alice meets the White King and witnesses the Lion and the Unicorn who fight for the crown. She is almost captured by the Red Knight, before being saved by the White Knight who tells her about his inventions. He escorts her to a hill and tells her she will become a Queen when she passes the little brook.
Subjects: Alice in Wonderland, Fantasy, Adventure, Kings, Knights.

R12/1123/1/4.
The Enchanted Maypole, a dialogue story with music by Marie Wenallt
First broadcast: May 1st 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
A dialogue story with music. Special story for May Day. The witch orders the gnomes to put a spell on the Maypole. Once the May Queen touches the Maypole with her wand, the villagers will disappear. Fairy Butterfly overhears them and visits the Fairy Queen to find a solution.
Subjects: May Day, Maypoles, Dancing, Community, Danger, Fairies, Witches, Curses.

R12/1122/1/1.
The Dusty Harp, by Dorothy Worsley.
First broadcast: 17 August 1931.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown
Typed Script with hand written annotations.
Peace Vaughn leaves his family to fight in the Crusades. Rough Grey informs Vaughn's wife of his death and blackmails her into marriage. A stranger calls on the wedding night and requests to play a familiar tune on the dusty harp.
Subjects: Music, Instruments, Harp, Family, Blackmail, Grief, Bereavement, Crusades.

R12/1124/3/2.
The Country Robbers by Harold E. Mees .
First broadcast: 16 November 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
BBC radio script for The Country Robbers by Harold E. Mees .

R12/1122/4/7.
The Country of Clipperty Clop, by Arthur Davenport.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Date says 1931 on script, date on volume says 1932
Noel wakes fully clothed in another world where his dog, Bumble, can talk, the ground is springy, the tress have faces, and chocolate (or sausages depending on who eats them) grow on trees. He encounters a Witch with a warning, a Something and Strange Other Things.
Subjects: Magic, Mystery, Adventure, Witches, Peril.

R12/1122/4/2.
The Beggar Prince, by Dorothy Champion.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Roland and his friend Oliver watch as King Charlemagne makes his way to Rome. Roland and his mother live as beggars, however Lady Bertha reveals she is the long lost sister of King Charlemagne, making Roland his nephew. After Roland invades the King’s camp, King Charlemagne sees the familiarity and is determined to make amends, and reunite with his sister and her son.
Subjects: King Charlemagne, Family.

R12/1122/3/4.
Schubert, by Evelyn Amey.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Programme dedicated to the Austrian composer Franz Shubert. Story of how shy Shubert met his close friend and supporter Joseph Spaun at school, and how he later met Franz von Shober who introduced him to Johann Michael Vogl. Through Vogl he met the actress Sophie Muller.
Subjects: Composing, Franz Shubert, Friendship.

R12/1122/2/7.
Sambo's Southland Six, by Dorothy Worsley.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Sambo's Southland Six by Dorothy Worsley. Sambo, Joey, Mr Interlocutor, Hezekiah, Old Bones and Young Corney make up Sambo's Southland Six. Here they provide entertainment by telling jokes and sharing funny anecdotes.
Subjects: Comedy.

R12/1122/1/9.
Russian Tales and Music, arranged by Dorothy Coombes.
First broadcast: 07 September 1931.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.

A selection of Russian tales consisting of Prince Grisha and a witch who turns men to stone, Mishenka and his unfair punishment from Nanny, and a pompous officer.
Featuring the vocal talents of Evelyn Amey.
Subjects: Russian folk tales, Punishment, Witches, Heroism.

R12/1123/3/3.
Robin Hood and His Merry Men: The Wedding of Alan-a-Dale by Franklyn Kelsey (with the exception of the opening poem, which is by Scott.
First broadcast: August 9th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Alan-a- Dale is in love with Ellen, daughter of John of Wensley. She is due to marry Sir Eustace Fitzbrace in two days. Little john and Friar Tuck escort Alan to the magic lake, Burdon Mere, which can confirm if a person will marry who they love. Afterwards, Robin accompanies them to stop the wedding.
Subjects: Robin Hood, Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Marriage, Romance.

R12/1124/1/1.
Robin Hood and his Merry Men: How the Bishop of Hereford Sought Revenge.
First broadcast: 27 September 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
BBC Radio Script for Robin Hood and his Merry Men: How the Bishop of Hereford Sought Revenge by Franklin Kelsey.

R12/1123/3/4.
Roads of England No.6: Strolling Players by L. Du Garde Peach.
First broadcast: August 9th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
During the reign of Henry VIII, strolling players would often walk the roads on their way to perform plays. This play follows a group who are on their way to Winchester. However they find themselves in the stock in Reading.
Subjects: Travellers, Plays, Drama.

R12/1123/2/6.
Roads of England No.3: A Roman Road by L. Du Garde Peach.
First broadcast: June 13th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Soldiers march along the Roman Road to Eboracum (York) where the Emperor Hadrian is waiting to bid the Sixth Legion farewell. There are merchants and hucksters selling their wares, and crowds gather to watch the entertainment.
Subjects: Roman Roads, Eboracum, York, Emperor Hadrian.

R12/1123/2/4.
Queen Alice, from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
First broadcast: June 6th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
From ‘Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There’. Alice is Queen and finds herself in the company of the White Queen and the Red Queen. They have a special dinner which quickly falls into chaos.
Subjects: Queens, Royalty, Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass.

R12/1122/1/6.
Princesses and All That, arranged by Francis Worsley.
First broadcast: 31 August 1931.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown
Typed Script with written annotations.
Tired of hearing stories about Princes and Princesses, Francis tells a tale of a bank clerk who chews a magic pen and summons a fairy. Francis later finds himself in his own fairy tale.
Subjects: Princes, Princesses, Knights, Magic, Fairies, Wishes, Dragons, Heroism.

R12/1122/3/6.
Port of Many Ships: A Cardiff Feature Programme by Dorothy Eaves.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Set in Cardiff Port. An older sailor tells a younger sailor stories of what he has seen in Cardiff Port over his life time. Bute East Dock was opened in 1855. He saw soldiers going off to many wars: Crimean war, Indian Mutiny, Boer War and the Great War. He recalls the importance of the railway to the port. He has experienced ‘pirates’ on the Storm King, and sighted a ‘submarine’ when on board the Hannah Jane in 1915. He saw the Terra Nova sail away in 1910. The two men then discuss other heroics that go unsung.
Subjects: Sailing, Ports, Cardiff Port, Sailors, War, Terra Nova.