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R12/1123/2/8.
The Sleeping Beauty, a Fairy Tale in three acts by Eric Forbes Boyd.
First broadcast: June 15th 1933.
Children's radio program originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
A comical retelling of the fairy-tale. Princess rosebud is cursed as an infant by Fairy Grizzlegrump. On her 18th birthday, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. The Fairy Queen changes the curse and instead of dying she will sleep for 100 instead.
Subjects: Sleeping Beauty, Curses., Fairies, Royalty.

R12/1123/3/1.
The Sleeping Beauty and the Snag, a play of sorts by Eric Forbes Boyd.
First broadcast: July 12th 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
The kingdom has no money and is on the brink of war. Princess Lovlier suggests a Sleeping Beauty spell to put the kingdom to sleep for 1000 years to sleep through their troubles. She provokes the Wicked Spiteful Fairy to curse the kingdom. However there is a twist, and the kingdom sleeps alternative hours for 2000 years.
Subjects: Sleeping Beauty, Curses., Fairies, Royalty.

R12/1122/3/5.
The Willow Pattern Plate, by Dorothy Eaves.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
When the Willow Pattern Plate is broken, Willow Pattern land comes alive. Fearing the wrath of her father, Emperor Kwang-Lo, Princess Silver Lily escapes with Chang Sue. The pair meet the witch, Lo San, who curses them thus turning them into a pair of blue birds. Forced to fly over the sea, they find themselves on the Arabella, where they are cared for by Seth, the English sailor.
Subjects: Magic, Royalty, Curses, Witches, Sailing.

R12/1122/3/8.
The Wish of the World, by Evelyn Amey and Dorothy Coombes.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
A poignant story for a special Armistice Day programme. John and his father discuss the realities of war. Peace hears John’s wish to invite other countries to tea. They arrive in child form. Miss Gretchen Germany, Miss Sadie America, Master Michenka Russia, Miss Flourrette France and Master Sandro Spain. They discuss their histories, their differences and how they celebrate holidays. The countries invite John to visit them. John suggests they play soldiers, and soon regrets as the countries pick sides.
Subjects: Countries, War, Peace, Friendship, America, Spain, France, Russia, France, Germany, Armistice Day.

R12/1122/3/9.
Treasure Hunt Series No.1: The Broken Hilt by Beryl Jones.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Part one. Hobday Lee, the ancestor of Old Julius the blacksmith’s, buried treasure in Kerry Cove. An an old sword hilt is the first clue to find this treasure. One night, young siblings David and Eira convice Julius go searching for the treasure. They see a mysterious figure who disappears. The group finds the cave, and conclude there is a secret passage.
Subjects: Treasure, Treasure Hunters, Pirates, Mysteries, Adventures.

R12/1122/3/11.
Treasure Hunt Series No.2: The Secret Passage, by Beryl Jones.
First broadcast: 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Part two. The morning after the cave discovery, Old Julius and Tom Tranter are discussing the mysterious figure who disappreaded. Siblings Eira and David go back to the cave and find a secret passage leading the old smugglers haunt. They find themselves trapped in a room full with curious things from the sea. Julius finds the pair and the mysterious figure appears.
Subjects: Treasure, Treasure Hunters, Pirates, Mysteries, Adventures.

R12/1122/4/8.
West Country Lad, a light programme by Dorothy Worsley and Raymond Glendenning.
First broadcast: June 11th 1932.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Set in a Somersetshire Village Inn in 1685, before the battle of Sedgemoor. Jack is in Love with Jill and wants to marry her, but Jill wishes to marry someone who can give her security. Sir Robert Stafford arrives and catches Jill’s eye, but he is not the gentleman she thinks he is, as he is plotting against King James II on behalf of the Duke of Monmouth.
Subjects: History, Battle of Sedgemoor, Plotting, Romance.

R12/1124/3/1.
West Regional Express by Raymond Glendenningy.
First broadcast: 15 November 1933.
Children's radio programme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
BBC radio script for West Regional Express by Raymond Glendenning.

R12/1123/3/5.
What's in a Name?, by Carey Grey.
First broadcast: August 9th 1933.
Children's radio programmme originally recorded for The Children's Hour.
UID: Unknown.
Typed Script with written annotations.
Tiptoe the jester and Princess Jonquil are in a secret romantic relationship. The king shakes up the royal household, forcing everyone to do the work as their name's suggest - if their surname is Cook, they should be a cook. Chaos follows but Tiptoe has an idea.
Subjects: Royalty, Romance, Comedy.