Uncle Mac Calling Children (1954 1959)

This appears to be an appeal for the National Children s Home and Orphanage. The sound is missing. Uncle Mac was a BBC Childrens Radio broadcaster from 1954. It s not known whether he s featured in this item. UNCLE MAC CALLING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE A man sits at a desk in his study. Three young children enter and speak with him. WS a field full of sheep. CU the farmer. MS Lambs with their mother. WS a row of terraced houses with smoking chimneys. Closer view showing the backyard entrances to the houses. Scenes in a very poor residential area with children playing in the street. Two boys standing in the snow, blow their hands to keep warm. . Children playing in the snow. A girl sleeping in a barrel in the snow. Rundown housing, dirty kids playing in the street. A map of England. Elegant homes and large country houses. A woman with her sheep. Lovely shots of: Young children blowing bubbles, children in a school room, a group of little girls and their dolls having a tea party. Cut