Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree

1971 British children's TV show

  • Various
  • Ian Davidson
Directed byRobert ReedStarring
  • Ann Beach
  • Richard Beckinsale
  • John Gould
  • David Rowlands
  • Paul Whitsun-Jones
Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes6ProductionProducerPamela LonsdaleRunning time30 minutesProduction companyThames TelevisionOriginal releaseRelease29 March (1971-03-29TUK) –
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

  1. ^ Williams, Andrew (April 1971). "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". Look-in.
  2. ^ "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". NostalgiaCentral. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Newsletter". thames.today. 29 January 1971. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree". tvbrain.info.
  • Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree at IMDb