#OnThisDay 1950: Listen With Mother first began on the BBC Light Programme, helping entertain pre-school children with stories, songs and nursery rhymes. In 1982, presenter Daphne Oxenford spoke to Sue Lawley about her memories of the show and her reaction to its demise.

One of the few memories that I have of my Mum. I would cuddle up with her while she enjoyed a cup of tea. We were definitely not ‘Middle Class’. The radio was our only source of entertainment like most other families.

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Thats quite sad- and I dont really know why

Use the power that the Royal Charter gives the BBC, go & press gang Baroness Benjamin & install her as either Controller New BBC Children's Department with a budget or Director General of the BBC. With a budget. Go now. Go. Why are you still here?

I loved listen with mother as a little girl - I would have put it earlier than 1950, but daphne would know. But it was at 1.45, hence the opening music ("dingdy dong "x3 followed by two "dings"), which struck a quarter to 2.0pm and was immediately followed by woman's hour

How middle class was the BBC?

Thank you, many happy memories of this programme during my childhood in 1950s

Beautiful signature tune

Nice memories.......she was also Esther Hayes in Coronation Street in the 1960's.

Listen With Mother - Theme Song : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Won't let me post it as a link, but it has the 1.45 opening and is followed by the closing music, the Berceuse from Faure's Dolly Suite