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I think the toys being ditched is mentioned also by Fred Harris in “ Trumpton Riots “. However if you look at the clip from the first day of the 1983 revamp, Ben Thomas is holding Humpty, and Elizabeth Millbank says “ the toys have all arrived “ so they seem to be all there.
Although interestingly in this edition from early 1984, there’s no sign on the toys. No sign of the contraption either.
https://youtu.be/EtrwV7GGGNs
May 1984 - the toys are here and the contraption is back at the end.
https://youtu.be/qm1mzO7duNs
Did they really ditch the toys for the revamp? That seems incredibly short-sighted.
There’s an edition of R4’s The Reunion on BBC Sounds from about 10 years ago where musical director Jonathan Cohen admits the various attempts to revamp the programme regrettably failed.
There’s an edition of R4’s The Reunion on BBC Sounds from about 10 years ago where musical director Jonathan Cohen admits the various attempts to revamp the programme regrettably failed.
I think the toys being ditched is mentioned also by Fred Harris in “ Trumpton Riots “. However if you look at the clip from the first day of the 1983 revamp, Ben Thomas is holding Humpty, and Elizabeth Millbank says “ the toys have all arrived “ so they seem to be all there.
Although interestingly in this edition from early 1984, there’s no sign on the toys. No sign of the contraption either.
https://youtu.be/EtrwV7GGGNs
May 1984 - the toys are here and the contraption is back at the end.
https://youtu.be/qm1mzO7duNs
Last edited by NorthTonight on 8 October 2020 11:40pm