| 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 |
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| Release | 29 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. 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.
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.
References
- 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.