Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree (TV series)
Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree is a 1971 British children's show which featured a variety of poems, songs, and comedy sketches.
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Genre | Children's |
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Directed by | Robert Reed |
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Country of origin | UK |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer(s) | Pamela Lonsdale |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Thames Television |
Distributor | ITV Independent Television |
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Original release | 29 March – 3 May 1971 |
Premise
The show featured recitations of works from such writers as T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, and Spike Milligan.[1][2] The cast of the show would often dress up as the characters in the poems and songs that were being recited.
Cast
- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
Production
The series was recorded at Teddington Studios in Studio 2.[3]
Episodes
Three of the six episodes of Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree were filmed in black and white due to the Colour Strike in 1971. All six episodes are missing, believed wiped.[4]
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References
- Williams, Andrew (April 1971). "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". Look-in.
- "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". NostalgiaCentral. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Newsletter". thames.today. 29 January 1971. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". tvbrain.info.
External links
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