ARTS & DRAMA
Swish of the Curtain
Thursday 4 January 2007 11:30-12:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Monday 8 January 2007 0:15-0:45 (Radio 4 FM)
Anne Harvey investigates the astonishing story behind Pamela Brown's 1940s tale of stage-struck children who start their own theatre company. Victoria Wood, Eileen Atkins, Jacqueline Wilson and David Bellamy explain how they were influenced by the book.