Nursery Rhymes

image
Director(s):
Release date: March 31, 1982
Duration: 60 minutes
Add to favorites

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).

Starring

image
Floella Benjamin
narrator
image
Valentine Dyall
narrator