Nursery Rhymes 1982
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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).
- Released: 1982-03-31
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Family, Music
- Stars: Isla St Clair, Floella Benjamin, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins, Valentine Dyall
- Director: Dan Maddicott, John Du Prez, Mike Milburn-Foster
