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[Since these tapes are over 30 years old the quality of these recordings are not that great].

All stories (c) David P. N. Makhanlall

Radio Guyana Broadcasting Service, One-Shot Fifteen Minutes Series.

Read by Wordsworth McAndrew. 

Adult Short Story. 

1,800 words: 15 minutes.

“The Spy In Our Household,” July 2, 1975; rebroadcast April 22, 1977.  SpyClip.rm

Standard English. 

  

Adult Short Story.

1,800 words: 15 minutes.

“Ah Kum Fo Me Wife,” July 4, 1977; rebroadcast Sept. 23 1977; rebroadcast Oct. 4, 1977. AhKumClip.rm

Dialect (Port Mourant, Berbice, Guyana).

 

 

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Children’s Programme Guyana Radio Demerara, “Uncle James Children’s Choice."

Read by Sidney James. 

Each story  1,800 words: 15 minutes.

Brer Anansi Stories. Reading of First three “Brer Anansi”  Children’s Books. Reading started June 4, 1977 and ended December 31, 1977.

 

 

Introducing "The Disappearing Act" from The Invincible Brer Anansi.   Disappearing Act Script.pdf

 

Audio AnansiClipGuyana.rm 

Standard English.

 

Story opening

 

BRER ANANSI stopped abruptly. A big notice caught his eye.  It was on a large sheet of cardboard nailed to a tree. He inspected the notice carefully.    It read

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! THE GREAT MAGICIAN

PRESTO WILL VISIT ANIMAL LAND FOR A ONE-EVENING

ENGAGEMENT, HIS ASSISTANTVANISHO WILL BE ALSO PRESENT!

GOME AND SEE THE GREAT DISAPPEARING ACT! JUGGLING!

TIlE ROPE TO HEAVEN! THE FIERY DRAGON FROM HELL!

ENTRANCE FEE: ONE SILVER COIN! COMING WEDNESDAY

IN FARMER BROWN'S BURNT~OUT CORNFIELD,