70 favourite traditional songs and rhymes presented as a pop-up book which comes to life through animation, puppetry & live performances. The beautiful visual world draws on the work of such classic children's illustrators as Arthur Rackham (Peter Pan) & John Tenniel (Alice in Wonderland). A delightful musical score by Tony & Grammy winning composer John Du Prez, features everything form Northumbrian pipes to Baroque orchestra, folk guitar, early instruments, military band, fairground organ & even a singing sheep (courtesy of Percy Edwards).
Stars: Isla St Clair, Floella Benjamin, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins, Valentine Dyall, John Du Prez
Crew: Mike Milburn-Foster (Director), John Du Prez (Music Director), Dan Maddicott (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Granada Ventures Ltd., AB+C Longman Video, ADS, California
Runtime: 60 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 31, 1982
IMDb: 2
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