Last updated: Sunday, March 18, 2007

THOMPSON FAMILY REVIVE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT

British actress EMMA THOMPSON is to voice new episodes of children's tale the MAGIC ROUNDABOUT - 25 years after the death of the series' writer and narrator, her father ERIC THOMPSON.

Emma Thompson

The SENSE AND SENSIBILITY star will join sister SOPHIE and mother PHYLLIDA LAW to read tales from the cult show - featuring characters DOUGAL the dog and jack-in-the-box ZEBEDEE - which never made it onto TV.

The programme MORE FROM THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT will be aired on BBC Radio 4 from 26-30 March (07).

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Source: WENN

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