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Post by David Buck on Dec 14, 2015 23:45:14 GMT
on Christmas day R4extra have scheduled at 6.00 a broadcast of "Oh Whistle And I'll Come To You" -it's confusingly listed as the 1963 broadcast which I thought was lost - but with a credit for Jonathan Miller which would be incorrect - presumably due to both the '63 radio & '68 Tv versions featuring Michael Hordern.
Has this been in the archives all along ?
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Post by John Green on Dec 15, 2015 0:06:19 GMT
Hmmm.They say it twice: In one of his most effective stories, Whistle And I'll Come To You, celebrated British actor Michael Horden (1911 - 1995) takes on the role Professor Parkins, in this version first heard on the BBC Home Service in 1963.
First heard on the BBC Home Service in 1963.
Radio 4 Extra Publicity
So there's always a chance!
I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. (Hunting of the Snark).
Nice if it is true,but I wonder...
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Post by lawrence mayes on Mar 7, 2017 9:06:11 GMT
Damn! I missed this. What was actually broadcast - was it the 1963 play?
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Post by danharper on Mar 7, 2017 20:59:59 GMT
Yes, the 1963 version.
You'll probably not want to miss Sheila Hodgson 's "The Lodestone" which is on next week too.
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Post by Stephen Byers on Mar 9, 2017 15:56:00 GMT
BBC HS - AT - Oh Whistle And I'll Come To You by M. R. James
'Easy enough to whIstle-but there's no telling what will answer.'
Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Contributors Mrs Spenlow: Hilda Kriseman Professor Parkins: Michael Hordern Brown: Earle Grey Purdom: James Thomason Rogers: Rolf Lefebvre Colonel Wilson: Austin Trevor Chambermaid: Sheila Grant Waiter: Anthony Hall Writer: M. R. James Adapter: Mollie Hardwick Adapter: Michael Hordern Produced By: Charles Lefeaux
First broadcast: BBC Home Service Afternoon Theatre 24 Dec 1963
Duration: 28 minutes
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Post by lawrence mayes on Mar 11, 2017 20:02:05 GMT
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Post by danharper on Mar 16, 2017 0:56:07 GMT
Yes, the 1963 version. You'll probably not want to miss Sheila Hodgson 's "The Lodestone" which is on next week too. No, don't mention it. Oh. You didn't.
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Post by Ed Brown on Mar 16, 2017 15:30:10 GMT
You're overlooking something: the broadcast was scheduled on Christmas Eve, so the lunchtime slot is not as unusual as it might appear at first glance. Yes, it would be an unlikely timeslot on a weekday, but it aired on a holiday rather than a weekday.
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