Nursery Rhymes

Mike Milburn-Foster
1982-03-31


9
60 min

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).

Cast

Name Character Team
Isla St Clair narrator Unowned
Floella Benjamin narrator Unowned
Martin Carthy narrator Unowned
Shirley Collins narrator Unowned
Valentine Dyall narrator Unowned
John Du Prez narrator Unowned