Nursery Rhymes

Release Date: 1982-03-31

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).

Rating: 9 / 10

Cast

Isla St Clair

as narrator

Floella Benjamin

as narrator

Martin Carthy

as narrator

Shirley Collins

as narrator

Valentine Dyall

as narrator