Children's Hour

In the United Kingdom, ''Children's Hour'' was broadcast from 5 pm to 6 pm every day of the week. It was founded by Cecil Arthur Lewis, or Uncle Caractacus, L. Stanton Jefferies, Rex Palmer and Arthur Burrows. From 1923 to 1934, the majority of listeners, few at all then, were part of "Radio Circles", clubs that maintained the BBC's connection to their audience. Birthday greetings were given out until 1933, excised due to overwhelming demand. In 1926 it was decided that the majority of presenters would drop the "Auntie" and "Uncle" from their titles. By 1933 however, many of the local versions of ''Children's Hour'' were replaced by regional broadcasts of London production. From 1928 to 1960 == Programmes ==

Among popular series on ''Children's Hour'' were: == People ==

Among actors and presenters who were famous for their work on ''Children's Hour'' were: • Peggy Bacon as producer and presenter ("Aunty Peggy") from 1947 • Arthur Burrows ('Uncle Arthur' - also the first London wireless Uncle) • Violet Carson • David Davis • Norman Ellison, aka Nomad the Naturalist • Rev George Bramwell Evens, aka Romany • Carleton Hobbs • Rupert Gould ('The Stargazer') • Derek McCulloch ('Uncle Mac') • Kathleen Garscadden ('Auntie Kathleen') • Jon Pertwee • Wilfred Pickles • David Seth-Smith, aka The Zoo Man • Olive Shapley • Norman Shelley • Stephen King-Hall • William Glynne-Jones • Gladys Young L. Stanton Jefferies composed music for some early programmes. ==Notes and references==