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World Service,24 Dec 1981,28 mins

Pantomime Time

Meridian

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Playwright Martin Duncan talks about his pantomime A Night in Old Peking: The Story of Aladdin. Star of Mother Goose John Inman discusses the pantomime dame. Jeremy Lloyd's poems about Captain Beaky open in London. Geoff Hoyle talks about The Pickle Family Circus at the Unicorn Theatre, and Julian Slade's musical Hooray for Daisy is reviewed. Presenter: Jim Hiley. Picture: Festive pantomime Credit: Getty Images

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