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Nursery Rhymes (1982)
Directed by Mike Milburn-Foster
Overview
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).
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Isla St Clair | Floella Benjamin | Martin Carthy | Shirley Collins | Valentine Dyall | John Du Prez