In which childrens television programme would you find.. "bessie the bunny,,,,rupert the rat....and kooky the kitten???
( I know this isn't bikey,I do apologise, but I need a distraction)
does anyone else have programmes they half remember from years ago??? Maybe we can help to name them, share our memories??
That'll be Mr Piper, Littlechick.
Mr Piper was a Canadian children's TV series made in 1963. The series was created by Martin Andrews and Allan Wargon, who was also the producer.
The show's host was a large Canadian opera tenor alan Crofoot dressed as a pied piper with a flower in his hat. He would introduce four segments in each half hour programme:
Teletune - as a narrator of a fantasy stories illustrated with graphics; <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Port of Call - presenter of films about children and events in other lands; <o:p></o:p>
Bag of Tricks - Crofoot performs magic tricks;
Animal Farm - many farmyard characters telling the story of the day in miniature barnyard sets, featuring Rupert the Rat, Bessie the Bunny, Kookie the Kitten, Harriet Hen, Freddie Frog, Calvin (Rac)Coon and Charlotte Cow. <o:p></o:p>
Thirty-nine episodes were produced.
Dont remember it myself .. .. Simply Googled 'Bessie the Bunny' lol
Mr. Benn Mungo, Mary and Midge Wurzel Gummidge Fingermouse The Clangers Magic Roundabout Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley Space 1999 Hector's House Rent-a-Ghost Vision On Swap shop Battle of the Planets Blue Peter
Geez...I could go on and on if my memory would work right
For anyone that's interested in nostalgic tv, I came across a website years ago. Lists all sorts of stuff with video clips too...
ooo thanks I must have a look!!! My very earliest memory is of "space patrol" no doubt one of Gerry Anderson's I would surmise
I had a crush on all the male good looking puppets!!! lol how sad am I ?. Marina was sooo cool I thought, although I would have punched Atlanta's lights out the way she used to fawn all over Troy, mind you he was such a flirt, trying to keep two women sweet