Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree
1971 British children's TV show
- Various
- Ian Davidson
- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
3 May 1971 (1971-05-03TUK)
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.
Premise
The 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
- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
Production
The series was recorded at Teddington Studios in Studio 2.[3]
Episodes
Three 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
External links
- Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree at IMDb