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Back to the wireless days of 1922 and Children's Hour's Uncle Rex needs money. Stars Graham Crowden and Jimmy Perry. From 1994.

Back to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's early wireless days of 1922.

Colonel Beecham and Admiral Carpenter are concerned that all their hard work producing the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's wireless output is beginning to affect their golf swing. Meanwhile, hard-up Children's Hour's Uncle Rex is made an offer he really ought to refuse.

Written by Jimmy Perry, the man behind Dad's Army and Hi-De-Hi.

John Brown ...... Graham Crowden
Colonel Beecham ...... Jimmy Perry
Roger Eccles ...... Jeffrey Holland
Sergeant Lucas ...... Bill Pertwee
Roger Eccles ...... Jeffrey Holland
Miss Nightingale ...... Joanna Munro
Arthur ...... Toby Longworth
Admiral Carpenter ...... Peter Cellier
Jeffrey Stainton ...... Chris Luscombe
Bobby Bright ...... Leonard Kirby
Rex Murray ...... Logan Murray
Isabel Blair ...... Julie Gibbs

Other parts played by Brian Bowles.

Music by Roy Moore.

Producer: Jo Clegg.

First broadcast nightly on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 in September 1994.

30 minutes

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