Kiddies Corner

	Kiddies Corner ''Kiddies Corner'' was a hugely popular children's radio programme broadcast on the Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon. The format was devised in 1963. This was the 'golden era' of the radio station, the oldest in South Asia. Millions tuned into Radio Ceylon and it was known as the 'King of the Airwaves' in South Asia in the 1950s and 1960s. The format of Kiddies Corner Masterminding the children's radio programme was the broadcaster Vernon Corea. The station co-opted a young American Peace Corps worker, Craig Thompson, to front the programme. The programme built up a huge following on the island and thousands of children tuned in to listen to 'Uncle Craig,' over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon—the programme had a mix of stories, plays, maths tables, children's songs sung by a range of artistes such as Burl Ives, Danny Kaye and Max Bygraves together with children's folk songs in Sinhala and Tamil. A huge favourite with Ceylonese and indeed children in South Asia was the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Children's Programme Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evening, allowing younger children to watch them after school. The purpose of these shows is mainly to entertain or educate. The children's series are in four categories: those aimed at infants and toddlers, those aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, those for adolescents and those aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. The BBC's ''Children's Hour'', broadcast in the UK in 1946, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children. Television for children tended to originate from similar programs on radio; the BBC's ''Children's Hour'' was launched in 1922, and BBC School Radio began broadcasting in 1924. In the US in the early 1930s, adventure serials such as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Max Bygraves Walter William Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves (adopted in honour of Max Miller), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty ''Royal Variety Performance'' appearances and presented numerous programmes, including ''Family Fortunes'' between 1983 and 1985. His catchphrase "I wanna tell you a story" became an integral part of his act, although it had originated with comedian Mike Yarwood impersonating Bygraves. Early life Bygraves was born to Henry and Lillian ( McDonnell) Bygraves (who wed in 1919) in Rotherhithe in London, where he grew up in a two-room council flat in Park Buildings, Paradise Street with his five siblings, his parents and a grandparent. His father was a professional flyweight boxer, known as Battling Tom Smith, and a casual dockworker. Brought up Catholic, he attended St Joseph's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Sri Lankan Broadcasters This list of Sri Lankan broadcasters includes notable broadcasters from the country of Sri Lanka. A Chitrananda Abeysekera Karunaratne Abeysekera B * K. S. Balachandran * Leon Belleth Nihal Bhareti Jimmy Bharucha C Vernon Corea Vijaya Corea D * Owen de Abrew Premakeerthi De Alwis Asoka de Silva * Dayananda de Silva Sugathapala De Silva A.W.Dharmapala * KDK Dharmawardena E F Elmo Fernando Eric Fernando * Mark Antony Fernando Prosper Fernando G Christopher Greet * H.M.Gunasekera Dayananda Gunawardena Thevis Guruge Biso Menike Grero Gunathilaka Gajanayake H Bob Harvie Tim Horshington I J Tilak Jayaratne Mervyn Jayasuriya Sumana Jayatillake Mahieash Johnney K Kapila M.Gamage L M Manohar Mahajan S.P.Mylvaganam N P Eardley Peiris Norton Pereira * Palitha Perera * Shirley Perera Q R Greg Roskowski Prabha Ranatunge S * Seelaratna Senarath * Kailayar Sellanainar Sivakumaran * Satsorupavathy Nathan T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]