How was Derek McCulloch known to listeners of BBC?s Children's Favourites and Children's Hour?
"Children's Favourites Children's Favourites is a BBC Radio programme broadcast from 1954 until 1984 and Christmas editions from 2007 until 2015 and again from 2017 to present. Originally broadcast on the Light Programme on Saturday mornings from 9.10 to 9.55 (later, 9.00–10.00). Its precursor from 1952 was entitled Children's Choice, echoing the weekday ""Housewives' Choice"". The programme played requests from children of all ages. For most of its run, the programme was introduced by Derek McCulloch, Uncle Mac. McCulloch's grandfatherly tone was quintessentially 'old-school' BBC. His opening words ""Hello children, everywhere!"", his catch-phrase was a modification of his much earlier"
"voice"" and it was rejected. In 1945, the producer of the Welsh ""Children's Hour"", Lorraine Davies, wrote to Thomas suggesting a talk entitled ""Memories of Christmas"". Thomas thought that this was ""a perfectly good title to hang something on"", and by the autumn he had finished work on a reading for the show. It was accepted by BBC in London, but Derek McCulloch (Uncle Mac) the presenter and producer of ""Children's Hour"" was unhappy about allowing the ""notoriously tricky"" Thomas to read the piece live, which was the normal practice of the show. In a letter to Thomas, McCulloch wrote"
"McCulloch continued to present it until 1965. After his retirement it became ""Junior Choice"", hosted by Ed Stewart, when the BBC Light Programme was replaced by Radio 1 and Radio 2 in 1967. He wrote two children's stories, ""Cornish Adventure"" (1941) and ""Cornish Mystery"" (1950), and gave his name to a series of Ladybird children's books in the 1950s. McCulloch married Eileen Hilda Barry in 1931. He was awarded an OBE in 1964. He died at Haywards Heath on 1 June 1967. He was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in February 1964 when he was surprised by Eamonn"
"closing words ""Goodnight children, everywhere"" on ""Children's Hour"". Children wrote in with requests often just to get their names mentioned on the radio. McCulloch ensured that all types of music were played whatever the majority had requested: not just children's pieces but a wide range of music from pop to hymns to the light classics. The signature tune until the mid-1960s was ""Puffin' Billy"" by Edward White played by the Melodi Light Orchestra. McCulloch made his last broadcast in 1965 and several other presenters were tried including Leslie Crowther. After Radio 1 and Radio 2 were launched, the show was"
"four million. His sign-off line, ""Goodnight children, everywhere,"" became more poignant after the evacuation of many children from their homes at the start of the Second World War. He resigned from the BBC in 1950 due to ill health but continued to chair Nature Parliament which ran roughly every month on Children's Hour. He became the children's editor for the ""News Chronicle"". In 1954 he returned to the BBC, to present a BBC music request programme for children, ""Children's Favourites"", on Saturday mornings. The programme was dropped in 1964, despite protests and questions in Parliament, but it was popular, and"
"the former so Hill took him under his wing from then on, setting him on his way by introducing him to conductor Charles Groves and others. Among actors and presenters who were famous for their work on ""Children's Hour"" were: Children's Hour Children's Hour, initially The Children's Hour, was the BBC's principal recreational service for children (as distinct from ""Broadcasts to Schools"") which began during the period when radio was the only medium of broadcasting. ""Children's Hour"" was broadcast from 1922 to 1964, originally from the BBC's Birmingham station 5IT, soon joined by other regional stations, then in the BBC"
"the profile of BBC announcer Derek McCulloch. Author Andrew O'Hagan wrote that there had long been rumours about McCulloch's activities, and those of his colleague Lionel Gamlin, while working at the BBC in the 1940s and 1950s. The BBC said that they would ""look into these allegations as part of the Jimmy Savile review."" McCulloch's family described the allegations as ""complete rubbish"". ""Newsnight"" broadcast, on 2 November 2012, a report making allegations against, but not naming, a ""prominent Thatcher era Conservative politician"" in relation to the North Wales child abuse scandal. However, this story collapsed after ""The Guardian"" reported on"
"David Davis (broadcaster) William Eric Davis (27 June 1908 – 29 April 1996), better known by his professional name David Davis, was a British radio executive and broadcaster (voice actor or storyteller). He was the head of the BBC ""Children's Hour"". Born in Malvern, Worcestershire and educated at Queen's College, Oxford, Davis began a teaching career at Dunchurch Hall Preparatory School, but soon moved on to Bembridge School on the Isle of Wight. He then applied successfully for a job at the BBC advertised in ""The Listener,"" and joined Children's Hour at the beginning of 1935 as a staff accompanist,"
"of John de Riemer Phillp, joint proprietor of Dunchurch Hall, where Davis had taught. Barbara Sleigh was employed by ""Children's Hour"" at the time, and she resigned according to BBC policy against married couples working in the same department. She continued to work for radio as a freelance writer and became a well-known writer of children's fiction. David Davis (broadcaster) William Eric Davis (27 June 1908 – 29 April 1996), better known by his professional name David Davis, was a British radio executive and broadcaster (voice actor or storyteller). He was the head of the BBC ""Children's Hour"". Born in"
"shillings and half a crown. While at university, his vocal talents were noticed and he began a singing career on the advice of Sir Compton Mackenzie and Irish tenor John McCormack. At this time he came to the attention of the Scottish region of the British Broadcasting Company, and became heavily involved in many broadcasts, specifically the ""Children's Hour"" programme. He began recording for Parlophone in 1934 while still attending the Royal Academy of Music in London and being tutored by Plunket Greene. He toured in 1936, playing to audiences in Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand, and"
"Bruce McCulloch Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of ""The Kids in the Hall"", a popular Canadian comedy troupe, and as a writer for ""Saturday Night Live"". McCulloch has also appeared on series such as ""Twitch City"" and ""Gilmore Girls"". He directed the films ""Dog Park"", ""Stealing Harvard"" and ""Superstar"". He has also written and directed the romantic comedy ""Comeback Season"" which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the writer of ABC's ""Carpoolers""."
"on subjects such as ""The Industrial Relations Act: An Introduction"" (1971) and W. Somerset Maugham (1969). For the children's LP series ""Tale Spinners for Children"", he played the role of Sir Lancelot on the album ""Knights of the Round Table"", the role of Lemuel Gulliver in ""Gulliver in Lilliput"", and the role of Johann Sebastian Bach on the album ""The Story of Bach"". Derek Hart Derek Osborne Hart (18 March 1925 – 23 November 1986) was a British actor, journalist and broadcaster best known for his appearances on the BBC's current affairs programme of the 1950s and 1960s, ""Tonight"". Hart"
"Children's Hour Children's Hour, initially The Children's Hour, was the BBC's principal recreational service for children (as distinct from ""Broadcasts to Schools"") which began during the period when radio was the only medium of broadcasting. ""Children's Hour"" was broadcast from 1922 to 1964, originally from the BBC's Birmingham station 5IT, soon joined by other regional stations, then in the BBC Regional Programme, before transferring to its final home, the new BBC Home Service, at the outbreak of the second World War. Parts of the programme were also rebroadcast by the BBC World Service. For the last three years of its"
"in Alan Ayckbourn's comedy A Chorus of Disapproval at the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, and the Colchester Mercury Theatre, alongside Harry Secombe's daughter, Katy. Since 2007, Harries has been a Director of Common Ground Theatre Company along with his partner Pat Whymark. Common Ground provides young actors with the opportunities to work with professional actors at venues in Suffolk and London. Julian Harries Julian Harries is a British actor and playwright who works mostly in Suffolk, England. He played Callum McCulloch in ""EastEnders"", as well as appearing in the short film ""Undercover Heart"". He also played a TV Host in"
"this choral tradition, Deller emerged as a soloist, largely as a result of the admiration of the composer Michael Tippett, who heard him while at Canterbury and recognised the unique beauty of his voice. Tippett introduced him to the public as a countertenor, rather than a male alto. He also became better known with a radio broadcast of Henry Purcell's ""Come ye Sons of Art"" on the BBC's Third Programme when this station was launched in 1946. He concentrated on popularising and recording the music of English Baroque and Renaissance music by composers such as John Dowland and Purcell. Throughout"
"the countryside and the wildlife. Having had a lifelong love of birds and nature, it was decided he should try and develop programmes of this type. What followed eventually became the BBC Natural History Unit (known as Desmond's baby), having its origins in radio early in 1946 when Desmond designed a programme called ""The Naturalist"", with the curlew's song as a signature tune. This was followed by ""Birds In Britain"", ""Birdsong of the Month"" and many more. Early in the 1950s, when television became able to attract a national audience, Desmond went to Lime Grove to learn the new trade,"
"Julian Harries Julian Harries is a British actor and playwright who works mostly in Suffolk, England. He played Callum McCulloch in ""EastEnders"", as well as appearing in the short film ""Undercover Heart"". He also played a TV Host in ""Before You Go"". He has guest-starred in two ""Doctor Who"" audio plays - ""Bloodtide"" and ""The Time of the Daleks"". In 2007, Harries toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing The Duke of Albany in their production of ""King Lear"" which had Ian McKellen in the title role and Sylvester McCoy as the Fool. In February–March 2009, Harries played Guy Jones"
"fear that the news will alienate the troupe's considerable gay fanbase. In yet another sketch (in which an employee, Foley, asks his boss, McDonald, for a raise) McDonald complains the setup is cliché and his character one-dimensional. Monologues were a staple of the show. Scott Thompson's Buddy Cole monologues are the best known, but the other Kids performed solo pieces as well. McCulloch in particular performed monologues that consisted of him, acting as himself, telling hyperbolic stories of the struggles and day to day experiences in his life and/or the lives of others. Prominent examples from the other Kids include"
"service and questions were raised in Parliament. Among popular series on ""Children's Hour"" were: ""Said the Cat to the Dog"", ""Music at Random"", ""Top of the Form"", and serialisations of stories by children's authors such as Malcolm Saville, Rosemary Sutcliff, Elizabeth Clark and Arthur Ransome. Well-known musicians such as Peter Maxwell Davies composed music for the programme. An unknown teenage Maxwell Davies sent in a composition called ""Clouds"" which raised a few eyebrows and was duly invited in to see whether ""he's a genius or mad"". The stalwarts of Nursery Sing Song, Trevor Hill and Violet Carson, decided he was"
"Affairs editor John Simpson described the crisis facing the BBC as its ""biggest crisis for over 50 years"". A book written in 1999 by Simpson, ""Strange Places, Questionable People"", had referred to an ""Uncle Dick"" at the BBC who had sexually assaulted children, and who appeared to fit the profile of BBC announcer Derek McCulloch. Author Andrew O'Hagan wrote that there had long been rumours about McCulloch's activities, and those of his colleague Lionel Gamlin, while working at the BBC in the 1940s and 1950s. The BBC said that they would ""look into these allegations as part of the Jimmy"
"as ""The Civil War"" by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film ""Seabiscuit""; and he hosted ""American Experience"" for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, ""Truman"" and ""John Adams"", have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a miniseries, respectively. McCullough was born in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Ruth (née Rankin) and Christian Hax McCullough. He is of Scots-Irish descent. He was educated at Linden Avenue Grade School and Shady Side Academy, in his hometown of Pittsburgh. One of four sons, McCullough had a ""marvelous"" childhood with a wide range"
"McCulloch was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton and competed in both track-and-field and swimming, winning two individual provincial titles. He moved to Calgary and attended Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School. McCulloch is a graduate of Mount Royal College located in Calgary, Alberta. As a member of ""The Kids in the Hall"" comedy troupe, McCulloch frequently wrote surreal monologues, films and songs. He also directed several of the filmed sketches. Memorable characters included the Flying Pig, Cabbage Head, talkative schoolchild Gavin, pop starlet Tammy, secretary Kathie, and grumpy middle-aged man Gordon. McCulloch appeared in"
"programme included talks, plays, music and drama serials. He was appointed head of children's broadcasting in 1933, serving in that position until 1951. He regarded the department as a microcosm of all broadcasting, stating: ""Nothing but the best is good enough for children ... our wish is to stimulate their imaginations, direct their reading, encourage their various interests, widen their outlook and inculcate the Christian virtues of love of God and their neighbours."" In 1938 he lost a leg as the result of a road accident, and thereafter remained in constant pain. In 1939 the audience for ""Children's Hour"" reached"
"heroes, Woody Guthrie, had composed dozens of songs for children, convinced him it was worthwhile. The first series, broadcast in 1983, was a big success. A second series followed and Mays Records released two albums of the material – ""Songs From Alphabet Zoo"" and ""Best of Alphabet Zoo"". During 1983, McTell presented his own music series on BBC Radio 2. His guests included Billy Connolly, Georgie Fame, Simon Nicol with Dave Swarbrick, and Mike Harding. In 1984, McTell fronted another children's TV programme, called ""Tickle on the Tum"", again built around his songs. McTell featured in three series alongside guests"
"named as one of the 'Five D's of Australian Radio' with Jack Davey, Bob Dyer, Terry Dear and Harry Dearth. His longest-running program was ""World Famous Tenors"". Other programs include ""Nature Speaks"" (sponsored by Edward Hallstrom) 1947 – 54. As a volunteer he recorded approximately two hundred Talking Books for the Blind. In 1942 he began the program for which he is now best remembered, ""The Quiz Kids"". Modelled on a US program of the same name (one of whose panel members was the young James D. Watson), its format involved a panel of five Sydney schoolboys and girls aged"
"chapters trace the chronological history and also deal with the BBC's six regions: Midland, Northern, West of England, Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Ireland. Trevor Hill was one of the key producers on ""Children's Hour"" and was based in Manchester but later moved across to BBC Television where he introduced ""Children's Television Club"", the original Northern-based presenters being Geoffrey Wheeler and Judith Chalmers, before it moved to London. A full account of Hill's wide-ranging career can be found in his autobiography ""Over the Airwaves"" (2005), which includes much detail about ""Children's Hour"". He was later asked by the BBC to write"
"'Children's Hour' show each morning before school). Melbourne ventriloquist Ron Blaskett and his mischievous doll, Gerry Gee, named for GTV-9, were featured for several years. Gerry was very popular, spawning a variety of merchandise, including a range of """"Gerry Gee Junior"""" dolls. Ron Blaskett's ventriloquist act was the first variety act to appear on the channel. He also starred in spin-off programs ""The Adventures of Gerry Gee"" and ""Do You Trust Your Wife"". In 2009, a retrospective DVD was released """"You, Me and Gerry Gee"""", following on from the book of the same name. The most popular segment in the"
"Christopher McCulloch Christopher McCulloch, also known by the pseudonym Jackson Publick, (September 14, 1971) is an American comic book and television writer, director, storyboard artist, and voice actor known for his work on several ""Tick"" properties and for the animated television series ""The Venture Bros."" He and Doc Hammer are the ""Venture Bros."" co-creators, writers, editors, and directors, producing the show through their animation company Astro-Base Go. McCulloch voices over 20 characters in the series, including Hank Venture, The Monarch, and Sergeant Hatred. Before he became a student at Rutgers University, Christopher McCulloch worked in his hometown comic-book shop and"
"Sue McGee, with whom he had seven children. McCarthy worked as a radio and television producer at the CBC for thirty-three years. He began his career as a radio producer. He created the half-hour-long children's radio show, ""The Rod and Charles Show"", starring Rod Coneybeare and Charles Winter. McCarthy also produced ""How Do You Say Hello?"", a show which asked children about their lives' he visited thirteen nations throughout Southeast Asia to interview overseas children for the show. He transitioned from radio to television during the 1950s. McCarthy produced the children's puppet show, ""The Friendly Giant"", which aired on CBC"
"audience that it required. Their first daytime show was hosted by Thelma Mansfield – one of their regular continuity announcers – ""Good Afternoon"" was a mix of live interviews, music, children's television and soap operas. In 1986, RTÉ debuted its new afternoon show which featured a mixture of daytime chat and children's television. In September the channel aired Live at 3 broadcasting from 15:00 each weekday. This was followed by a new children's series Dempsey's Den. Live at 3 was presented by Derek Davis and Thelma Mansfield from 1986 to 1997. It included a broad range of topics (healthcare, cookery,"
"the daughter of The Reverend Owen Thomas on 1 August 1911. He is most famous for his ""Out with the Romany"" radio programmes (later ""Out with Romany""), which commenced in 1933 on the BBC's Children's Hour, describing travels in his own ""vardo"" (purchased in 1921, at Brough Hill Fair, for £75), with Comma the horse, his English Cocker Spaniel, Raq, and his young friends Muriel and Doris. Although the programmes were all pre-scripted and performed entirely in the studio, the impression given was of Romany and his friends going for a walk in the countryside and spontaneously discussing the plants"
"(headed by Sir Keith Murdoch) took control of the ABC’s 7 p.m. nightly national news bulletin. This lasted until September, when control of the news was returned to the ABC after listeners expressed a preference for independent news presented by the Commission. On 7 January 1941 the ABC revived the Children's Session as a national program, including the ""Argonauts Club"", which was first broadcast in 1933-34 in Melbourne. The Argonauts Club proved hugely popular with young Australians - by 1950 there were over 50,000 members, with 10,000 new members joining each year through the 1950s. The Club encouraged children's contributions"
"Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller is a British four-part comedy programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2 December 1998 and 30 December 1998. It stars Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller as media journalists. Armstrong is almost unrecognisable as the adenoidal Martin Bain-Jones with Miller playing Craig (often misnamed Crag) Children in a spoof music/children's/cultural review programme. No episode was broadcast on 23 December 1998 due to extended news coverage. Each episode would see them attempting to get a scoop on the opposition by visiting various events such as music festivals and media"