Who Remembers Dong-De-Dong, Dong-De-Dong Dong!

Ann | 00:52 Sat 05th Jan 2013 | ChatterBank

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"Listen with Mother's" signature tune. 1.45pm daily in the 1950s found me "sitting comfortable, then I'll begin ........" The familiar voice of Daphne Oxenford the presenter, who died today age 93.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257262/Daphne-Oxenford-Voice-BBCs-Listen-With-Mother-dies-aged-93.html

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I remember the story she told of the farmer? who rode his horse (I think) and the repetitive little phrase "and he went DOWN into the ditch" ......

We had the Grand old Duke of York ..........The 3 little pigs and many many more stories .............. Wonderful Radio programme!

gness

Ann...I put....Are you sitting comfortably...on the thread the other night. One of my happiest childhood memories. Still love radio and being told stories. x

slinkycat

Before my time Ann, but remember watch with mother in the 60's

Ann

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Listen on here and wallow in nostalgia!
http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/radio/lwm.htm

Ann

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Didn't see your thread Gness, will have a look!

shoota

I remember 'My ding-a-ling'......

I'm sure it's round here somewhere.......

Hopkirk

Very sad, thank for letting us know.

I was born in '59 and have early memories of 'listen with mother'.

Khandro

//Who Remembers Dong-De-Dong, Dong-De-Dong Dong!// I don't, but I do remember Little Richard singing "A whop bop a lua, a whop bam boom', and he just, would you believe, turned 80!

gness

Not my thread.....georgiesmum....words from childhood Ann.
Wrong thread Khandro.

Ann

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No - Dong-de-dong was just the noise we children made when the signature tune came on, most of my little friends referred to the programme as "Dong-de-dong" Listen to the tune on the link I gave earlier.

Ann

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Yes Gness, that was a brilliant thread wasn't it from georgiesmum. I really enjoyed reading all those replies.

Ann

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Found the story/song I remembered in my first posting at 23.56

Another particularly memorable song, which featured at least once a week, ended:
This is the way the old men ride, Hobble-dee Hobble-dee Hobble-dee and down into a ditch!