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May Un Mar Lady Radio Listen Again

22 Jul 2012
At 6 Towns Radio we are helping keep the heritage of the Potteries alive by recording a series of short radio plays based on the classic May Un Mar Lady Cartoons drawn by Dave Follows.
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The cartoons no longer appear in the local paper and could have been lost on a generation had we not stepped in to help keep them and the Potteries dialect alive.

Terry Bossons, director of Potteries Media and presenter of "Bossons About" which goes out every weekday between 3 & 5 pm had the idea to produce the series and feature it weekly at 4 pm on Fridays. Terry said "After reading these cartoons all my life, I thought it would be great to breathe new life into them and came up with the radio play idea."

Terry, who is also chief organiser of the annual Oatcake Day event around the first week in August each year added: "I think it's important for our heritage to make sure that things like May Un Mar Lady are still embraced and endeared by the people of the Potteries.I contacted Dave Follows's family and then sent them a pilot, and they were happy for me to do it. They have sent me some cartoons, which I am working through to find out which are best for the radio. I think the Potteries dialect is a beautiful one. I was in the park the other day and heard a child using it and it was nice to see it hasn't been lost."

The fledgling radio series also has its own theme music recorded by local band Universal Thrift Club, is not the first time the region's dialect has inspired the transition from print to the airwaves.

Pete Conway, who makes a guest appearance in the series, said: "I think that Dave Follows was a wonderful cartoonist and think this is a great way to preserve the Potteries dialect."

And providing the voices for the famous bickering husband and wife will be real-life husband and wife team Nick and Maxine King.

Nick, aged 51, of Birches Head, who presents a Northern Soul show on 6 Towns Radio on Friday from 9 til Midnight, said: "It feels good to be a part of it and I suppose I do have quite a strong Potteries accent. It has come quite naturally doing it and it has been an enjoyable thing to do."

The cartoon's creator, Stafford-born Dave, passed away in 2003 after losing his battle with cancer.

Son Chris Follows, aged 41, who lives in London, said: "We're all really pleased to hear the May un Mar Lady characters come to life with real Stoke-on-Trent voices. It's great it can be adapted, enjoyed and experienced in these new and exciting ways.We hope the listeners continue to embrace the cartoon couple as their own and their humour lives on for many more years to come."

Chris is now curating all of his father's work and it is available to see on http://www.davefollows.com/

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