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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Afternoon Reading" Thursday 19 January

Roundup

Puppets Through America 4th of 5 -- The Great South West [15min]

Puppeteer Walter Wilkinson's 1938 account of his adventures in America with his travelling peep-show in the 1930s, read by David Timson and abridged by Roy Apps. 4/5. Wilkinson and his peep-show entertain lively and appreciative audiences in New Mexico.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Afternoon Reading" Thursday 19 January