Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree is a 1971 British children's television show which featured a variety of poems, songs, and comedy sketches.
| Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree | |
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| Genre | Children's |
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| Directed by | Robert Reed |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Pamela Lonsdale |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Release | 29 March – 3 May 1971 |
Premise
editThe show featured recitations of works from such writers as T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, and Spike Milligan.[1][2] The cast of the show would often dress up as the characters in the poems and songs that were being recited.
Cast
edit- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
Production
editThe series was recorded at Teddington Studios in Studio 2.[3]
Episodes
editThree of the six episodes of Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree were filmed in black and white due to the Colour Strike in 1971. All six episodes are missing, believed wiped.[4]
References
edit- ^ Williams, Andrew (April 1971). "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". Look-in.
- ^ "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". NostalgiaCentral. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Newsletter". thames.today. 29 January 1971. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". tvbrain.info.