0205

Stories about Animals
with James Beck, Jim Dale, Ann Morrish,
Gary Hope and Lawrence James

 
 
0986 Humbert, Mr. Firkin and the Lord Mayor of London

04:40pm - 04:55pm Monday, 7th September 1970

  A cart-horse, a magic horse, a lost dog, a cat that craves for fish, a runaway donkey and a strange creature from the sea. This week all the stories are about animals and they are told by five different storytellers.
This was the first regular colour story.
  With James Beck
  Written by John Burningham
  Pictures by John Burningham
  Directed by John Prowse
  The Golden Goose  
  With James Beck
  Written by not known
  Pictures by Paul Birkbeck
  Directed by John Prowse
      
0987 My Dog Sunday

04:40pm - 04:55pm Tuesday, 8th September 1970

  With Jim Dale
  Written by Leila Berg
  Adapted by Daphne Jones
  Photographs by James Matthews-Joyce
  Directed by Daphne Jones
     
0988 Mrs. Cockles’ Cat

04:40pm - 04:55pm Wednesday, 9th September 1970

  With Ann Morrish
  Written by Philippa Pearce
  Adapted by Angela Beeching
  Illustrated by Carol Jones
  Directed by Angela Beeching
     
0989 Achilles the Donkey

04:40pm - 04:55pm Thursday, 10th September 1970

  With Gary Hope
  Written by H.E. Bates
  Adapted by Angela Beeching
  Illustrated by Carol Jones
  Directed by Angela Beeching
     
0990 Greyling

04:40pm - 04:55pm Friday, 11th September 1970

  Next week: ‘Operation Smuggle’ by Dorothy Clewes.
  With Lawrence James
  Written by Jane Yolen
  Adapted by John Prowse
  Illustrated by William Stobbs
  Directed by John Prowse
     
      
Series Producer Anna Home  
Channel BBC-1 (colour)
Archive format non-extant
     
  ©David Hamilton/ Steve Rogers 2006
No reprinting allowed without express permission.