children at home. And she forged a long partnership with comedian Les Dawson, appearing as his comic foil both on the TV sketch show The Dawson Watch and the Radio 2 series, Listen to Les. Wed 3rd Apr 1957, 13:45 on Light Programme. Found insideShe took me shopping with her, we listened to 'Listen with Mother' with Daphne Oxenford on the wireless every afternoon at a quarter to two. Found insideThis is the BBC Home Service for mothers and children at home. ... Another of the storytellers was Daphne Oxenford; what a lovelysounding name it was to my ... Obituary: Daphne Oxenford, Actress, October 31 1919 - December 21 2012 FROM 1950 to 1971 millions of children tuned in with their parents to listen to Daphne Oxenford's soothing tones on the radio . Heads, Shoulders Knees and Toes, with funny noises
Found insideSome, we had heard on Listen with Mother, on the wireless. ('Are you sitting comfortably?' Daphne Oxenford would say. 'Then I'll begin. If you are old enough and were brought up in the UK, you can shut your eyes and travel back in time and hear once again the voice of Daphne Oxenford. When it was announced in 1982 that Listen With Mother was ending . In addition, she did voice-overs for commercials and performed on two British radio series, "Listen With Mother" and "Listen to Les." Portions of content provided by Tivo . been looking on the Internet for them. . She would sing while doing the housework, songs her mother had sung, or current songs from musicals. Then I'll begin.". There's a nice story about one of the presenters, Daphne Oxenford, (who was also in the original cast of Coronation Street.) $1.05. Today's story: 'The Little Green Car ' by Margaret West. Eileen was of course wearing a tweed suit and sat in front of the
1 History. - Read Daphne Oxenford's Guardian Obituary here Philip has enjoyed a . Tue 4 May 1999 20.40 EDT. Found inside – Page 31I can't remember my mobile phone number but I can rattle off my mother's Co-op ... for a quarter of an hour's ecstasy with George Dixon and Daphne Oxenford. So then I had to go for a music audition [and] somehow I was in!". She also appeared in theater where she got her start. Daphne Oxenford starred as Esther Hayes on Corrie from 1960 to 1972. She was also one of the original cast members of Coronation Street, playing Esther Hayes, and was a cast member of Midsomer Murders until 2008. Found inside – Page 45... after Listen with Mother , sung the nursgate and a policeman standing in the tangle of the slippery ery rhyme and heard Daphne Oxenford tell the story . Daphne Oxenford continued in radio with the BBC after "Listen With Mother". ), who was involved with Quorn Brownies and Guides. what happens in the fields movie cast. aimed to introduce new vocabulary, creativity, interest
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"Then I will begin" - said Daphne Oxenford on the cult children's radio programme "Listen With Mother" in January 1950. Shortneen' Bread (presumably American song)
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Oxenford had moved to Altrincham, Cheshire, following her marriage to a chartered accountant, David Marshall, in 1951, although she commuted to London once a week to record Listen with Mother. It was aired every weekday afternoon at 1.45pm, just before Woman's Hour, and at its peak it had an audience of a million. The actress continued to work until 2008, filming her last role alongside David Tennant in the Doctor Who episode The Unicorn and the Wasp. She was also one of the original cast members of Coronation Street, playing Esther Hayes, and was a cast member of Midsomer Murders until 2008. Known to millions as the voice of Listen With Mother, Oxenford would open each programme by asking: 'Are you sitting comfortably? Oxenford died on 21 December, her family told the BBC. a quarter to two. Few radio
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She was married to David Marshall, and her mother-in-law, Edith Marshall and her brother-in-law William Marshall, lived on Chaveney Road in Quorn in the 1950s and 1960s. She was also one of the voice-over artists on Granada TV's irreverent What The Papers Say, a weekly review of the best and worst offerings from the press. Daphne Oxenford, who has died aged 93, was for 20 years one of the best known voices of Listen With Mother on BBC Radio, captivating children with the words: "Are you sitting comfortably? Buy this item online We compare prices online so you get the cheapest deal! Other roles included Mrs Plummer in Man About the House (1973), Alice Dutton in EastEnders (1990), and Mrs. Oldknow in the mini-series . Wind Up- a song about clockwork toys, a racing car and a
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Making her debut in the second episode, Esther was a carer for her bed-ridden mother, and kept an eye out for the street's younger characters, including Christine Hardman, Ken Barlow and Lucille Hewitt. Wax stock 1000's of quality vinyl records with shipping worldwide. There were other children living in the house - children who had been happy there centuries before. This is the first title in the well-loved Green Knowe series from Carnegie Medal winner Lucy M. Boston. The opening seconds of Listen with Mother preceded 15 minutes of stories, songs and nursery rhymes for pre-school children, and was required listening in many homes. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1971 Vinyl release of Listen With Mother No. . stories about the boy with the teddy bears. The Unicorn and the Wasp-Wikipedia. Gosh, Esther and Abi Ofarim - Now I've got Cinderella Rockafella in my head. They swam and they swam right over the Dam
I can still hear: 'Happy girls and Boys'. Daphne Oxenford, presenter of the children's show Listen With Mother, would always begin her stories with the line "Are you sitting comfortably? The music and stories were on 78 rpm records with a
Found inside – Page 595... appears below the pictures , and the words are highlighted as the story is read aloud ( by no other than Daphne Oxenford of Listen with Mother fame ) . Radio presenter and actress Daphne Oxenford has died at the age of 93. This new release is a reissue of a chamber orchestral work with narrator and soloists based upon the Hans Christian Andersen story The Nightingale. January 5, 2013 https://paulftaylor.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Daphne_Oxenford_Voice_of_BBC_s_Listen_With_Mother_dies_aged_93.mp3 Found inside – Page 1485... section ends with a lovingly recalled FOR CHILDREN LISTEN WITH MOTHER No. ... They are read , by Daphne Oxenford and Dorothy Smith , with a wonderful ... I'm sure there must be more O memories. Listen with Mother-Wikipedia. 2 - LP Vinyl Record - Checkout using PayPal. was far too short and not a patch on Listen With Mother. Making her debut in the second episode, Esther was a carer for her bed-ridden mother, and kept an eye out for the street's younger characters, including Christine Hardman, Ken Barlow and Lucille Hewitt. Her big break came in 1947, when she went to give a friend moral support at an audition, only to be dragged onto the stage herself, where she performed for music hall star Joyce Grenfell. Dell, Pussy's in the Well" all turned out for the best once
Imagine sitting on your mother's knee listening to BBC Radio's Listen with Mother, and hearing the words, "Are you sitting comfortably? When we were very young, before television had invaded our homes, the highlight of the day for young children such as us was 'Listen with Mother' on the radio. with Ann Driver, George Dixon, Daphne Oxenford, Dorothy Smith, Eileen Browne (left), Catherine Edwards and Julia Lang (right). not run that song again until she let them know that the child
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Listen with Mother. Presented by Eileen Browne with the story, Big F. I don't remember Daphne Oxenford ever being on "Children's Hour", though she was, of course, a mainstay of "Listen with Mother" (When the music stops, Daphne Oxenford will be here to tell you a story). This is the BBC Light Programme for mothers and
Portalul stagiilor de practica si al programelor de internship oferite studentilor din Facultatea de Cibernetica, Statistica si Informatica Economica British actress Daphne Oxenford played character roles on television and feature films of the '70s. I also iron to the radio. She is survived by her two daughters, Kate and Sophie, and two grandsons. When I was small I didn't like Scottish accents with
Dudley Foster committed suicide by hanging himself in 1973. In addition, she did voice-overs for commercials and performed on two British radio series, "Listen With Mother" and "Listen to Les." Portions of content provided by Tivo . She played numerous roles in films,like The Sweeney, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Children of Green Knowe, Doctor Who and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. In 1960, she was cast in the role of 36-year-old stay-at-home spinster Esther Hayes in Coronation Street. Radio presenter and actress Daphne Oxenford has died at the age of 93. Buy me!". I am still writing
. She was married to David Marshall, and her mother-in-law, Edith Marshall and her brother-in-law William Marshall, lived on Chaveney Road in Quorn in the 1950s and 1960s. of galloping horses. Johnson pledges high-wage, low-tax economy in UK, Covid toe condition explained by new study, 'The men I convicted are threatening revenge'. Found inside – Page 185... a xylophone, and the warm, comforting voice of Daphne Oxenford. “Listen with Mother was known as “tinky-tonk” in our family because it went “tinky-tonk, ... favourites. Her big break came in 1947, when she went to give a friend moral support at an audition, only to be dragged onto the stage herself, where she performed for music hall star Joyce Grenfell. told by Daphne Oxenford. Listen with Mother ended in 1971 but older contributors to the poll can still feel the magic its presenter brought to childhood. stimulated the imagination of the pre-school child. Browne (top) an early presenter of "Listen
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His Great Grandmother is played with charm and warmth by Daphne Oxenford. An aunt once told me that the moon was the sun's reflection and I believed that for a number of years! Quarter to three was Listen with
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She is survived by her two daughters, Kate and Sophie, and two grandsons. understood, which she did. Omo washing powder, Odor-ono deodorant. Found inside – Page 36J 823.914 LIS LISTEN with mother , v.1 ; Julia Lang 103740-746 ANDERSEN ... J 823.914 LIS LISTEN with mother , v.2 ; Daphne Oxenford , Dorothy Smith ... Why did Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down? Listen with Mother was a BBC radio programme for children which ran between 16 January 1950 and 1 October 1982. She is best known for the BBC radio programme Listen with Mother. Listen With Mother
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Oxenford narrated the programme from 1950 to 1971, and her meticulously modulated opening phrase was eventually included in the Oxford dictionary of quotations. Daphne Oxenford, who has died aged 93, was the voice of children's stories on Listen With Mother, BBC Radio's 1.45pm weekday programme, always preceding Woman's Hour, from 1950 to 1971. Born in Barnet, London in 1919, Oxenford made her stage debut aged 13, and went on to train at the Embassy School of Acting in Swiss Cottage. It was explained to her that the sound
Found inside – Page 161She also resurrected RADIO 2 BALLROOM Listen with Mother Few radio ... Daphne Oxenford ( who presented it for 21 years ) and Dorothy Smith ( who read the ... $1.30. so
Second Picture: Daphne Oxenford. I thoroughly agree with Bargate, however, about David Davis. Daphne Oxenford, the actress and radio presenter best known as the voice of Listen with Mother, has died at the age of 93.. She narrated BBC radio show Listen with Mother from 1950 to 1971, and .