They were presumed to have been lost for decades, but recently they have been rediscovered in a dark and dusty corner of the vast and labyrinthine crypt below the ODS, in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.” Given their first airing since their original broadcast, here are the transcripts of the sponsor radio adverts that accompanied It’s a Wonderful Life.
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WOMAN: What?! Where?!
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WOMAN: EARITH TIMBER, what’s that?
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WOMAN: You know, I might give EARITH TIMBER a call. We need a new fence for our back yard. Oh, but I don’t think my husband could fit fence panels in the back of our little ol’ auto-mo-bile!
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WOMAN: They do? Then I’m gonna call them right now! (Woman exits)
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MAN: No one likes a force 10 gale up their night shirt and neither should you.
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WARBOYS VAN HIRE is the van provider of choice for the BaCStage Radio Theatre. Yes, that’s right ladies and gentlemen, this stage, our equipment, and even the cast, were transported here in a van from WARBOYS VAN HIRE. Their vans can move anything from big bulky items like this stage, to fragile delicate items like these actors, so they’re sure to have the right van for you.
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Thankfully, by the end of the day the aerial was safely removed thanks to Ray Edwards, long term village resident, firework maestro and builder. These recovered artifacts offer a clue to its demise.
Elsewhere, set-up day continued apace. It fell to chairman Ron to inform Derek that he was not to be involved in this production. Having broken the news, Ron evaded any further peril by climbing some stairs.
