The Greatest BBC Children's Video Ever!

The Greatest BBC Children's Video Ever! was released on video on 18th September 1995 by BBC Worldwide Ltd in the UK.
==Description==
Can you believe it? All of your favourite characters on one video Friends old and new; from Fireman Sam and Pingu to Spider!, William's Wish Wellingtons and others - all squeezed into over hours of tip-top toddler funtime. And incredibly there's more - a full story from The Animals of Farthing Wood and songs from Nursery Rhyme Time! Now that's why it's called the greatest BBC children's video ever!
==Episodes==
#Fireman Sam: Spot of Bother(From "Fireman Sam: Spot of Bother and Five other Stories" - BBCV 5466).
#Pingu: Pingu's New Kite(From "Pingu the Photographer" - BBCV 5380).
#Spider!: Spider in the Bath(From "Spider!" - BBCV 4753).
#William's Wish Wellingtons: William the Conkeror(From "William and Barksure" - BBCV 5666)
#The Clangers: Fishing(From "Clangers" - BBCV 4374).
#Nursery Rhyme Time (Excerpt with four songs: 1. 'The Wheels on the Bus', 2. 'London's Burning', 3. 'Do you Know the Muffin Man?'and 4- 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm' which are taken from "Nursery Rhyme Time" - BBCV 5381).
#Noddy: Noddy and the Special Key(From "Noddy 3: Noddy and the Milkman" - BBCV 5129).
#Funnybones: Bumps in the Night(From "Funnybones: Bumps in the Night" - BBCV 4871).
#Hairy Jeremy: Ice To See You(From "Hairy Jeremy: Zero Hero" - BBCV 5684).
#Little Polar Bear: The Egg(From "The Little Polar Bear: The Ice Floe" - BBCV 5386).
#The Animals of Farthing Wood: Adventures of Fox(From "The Animals of Farthing Wood" - 1. BBCV 5114 and 2. BBCV 5128).
==Previously Released Episode Details==
==Credits==
These are the credits to the eleven programmes on this children's compilation video
====Fireman Sam====
=====("Spot of Bother")=====
*Told by John Alderton.
*Characters and Storylines created by Rob Lee.
*Original idea by Dave Gingell and Dave Jones.
*Assited by Mike Young.
*Written by Nia Ceidiog.
*Sets by Beverley Knowlden, Linda Thodesen, Janice Shakespeare and Barry Zafar.
*Vechicles by Brain Anderson and Alun Jones.
*Puppets by Ian Frampton and Alison Johnston.
*Engineering consultant: Mel Grigg.
*Assistant animator: Timon Dowdeswell.
*Director of animation: Brian Anderson.
*Edited by William Oswald and Jane Murrell.
*Sound by John Cross.
*Music by Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson.
*Lyrics by Robin Lyons.
*Sung by Maldwyn Pope.
*Executive Producers: Christopher Grace and Theresa Plummer-Andrews.
*Produced and Directed by Ian Frampton and John Walker.
*Production by Bumper Films Ltd for S4C andPrism Art and Design Limited with thanks to the Fire Service.
*Fireman Sam: © 1985 Prism Art and Design Limited.
*Film: © 1987 S4C - Channel 4 Wales.
====Pingu====
=====("Pingu's New Kite")=====
*Trickfilmstudio: Otmar Gutmann
*© 1993 SRG/ZDF/Telepool/Editoy.
====Spider!====
===== ("Spider in the Bath")=====
====William's Wish Wellingtons====
===== ("William the Conkeror")=====
====The Clangers====
=====("Fishing") =====
====Nursery Rhyme Time (excerpt)====
====Noddy's Toyland Adventures====
===== ("Noddy and the Special Key")=====
*Based on the stories by Enid Blyton.
*Story written by Julia and Chris Allen.
*Voices by Susan Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert.
*Music Composed and Performed by Paul K. Joyce.
*Animated by Paul Berry, Loyd Price, Sue Pugh and Paul Couvela.
*Puppets Made by Noel Baker, Colin Batty, Peter Bentley, Ian Mackinnon,Marcia Pidgeon, Peter Saunders, Bridget Smith and Stuart Sutcliffe.
*Sets and Props: Rick Kent, Jeff Spain, Richard Sykes, Chris Keogh, Paul Simpson and Pippa Greenwood.
*Costumes Made by Helen Plaumer, Clare Elliott and Geraldine Corrigan.
*Art Director: Bridget Appleby.
*Assistant Designer: Graham Maiden.
*Production Supervisor: Christine Walker.
*Model Camera and Lighting by Joe Dembinski and Jerry Andrews.
*Edited by Zyggy Marckiewicz.
*Assistant Director: Bob Ashton.
*Dubbing Mixer: John Wood.
*Directed by Brian Little.
*Executive Producer: Theresa Plummer-Andrews.
*Produced by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hallwith thanks to Sylvia Rosen.
*Produced for BBC Enterprises by Cosgrove Hall Productions Limited.
*Based on the 'NODDY' Books by Enid Blyton.
*Original work: © Darrell Waters 1949-1968.
*Film: © BBC Enterprises Ltd 1992.
====Funnybones====
===== ("Bumps in the Night")=====
*Characters and stories: © Janet and Allan Ahlberg and Andre Amstutz 1980.
*Film: © S4C/William Heinemann Ltd/BBC Enterprises Ltd 1992.
====Hairy Jeremy====
===== ("Ice to See You")=====
* From an original idea by Flanquart and Scarella. 
====The Little Polar Bear====
=====(“The Egg”)=====
*Based on the books 'Little Polar Bear' by Hans De Beer. 
*Designs by Hans De Beer and Theo Kerp.
*Scripts by Birgit Quastenberg, Josef Schnelle and Hans De Beer.
*Animation by Sinah Gungor.
*Music by Manfred Schoof.
*Voices by Sue Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert.
*Executive Producer: Siegmund Grewenig.
*Directed by Theo Kerp.
*Sound by Robert Ash for Kick Production.
*English version produced for BBC Television.
*BBC Executive Producer: Theresa-Plummer Andrews.
*A Rothkirch/Kringel Cartoon-Film production in commission for WDR.A Co-production with SWF, SRG. © 1994.
====The Animals of Farthing Wood====
=====("Adventures of Fox")=====
*Written by Valerie Georgeson.
*Based upon the series of books about the Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann.
*Voices by Ron Moody, Pamela Keevil Kral, Jeremy Barrett,Sally Grace, Rupert Farley and Stacey Jefferson.
*Music composed by Detlev Kühne.
*Recorded by WDR Orchestra KRO Cologne.
*Directed by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and Philippe Leclerc.
*Storyboard by
*Backgrounds by
*Layouts by Patrick Michel, Peter See and Gérad Kiszel.
*Animation by
*Assistant Animators:
*Trace & Paint by
*Checking by Anne Kotch, Andrew Ryder, Isabelle Perrichan and Claire Williams.
*Rostrum Camera by Chris Williams, Jean-Paul Rossard, Jacques Armand and Yves Francon.
*Production Managers: Ann Goodall and Jean-Paul Gaspari.
*Production Co-ordination by Margan Francis, David Thwaytes, Gavin Nicholls and Dominque Simon.
*Production Finance and Administration: 
*Film Editing by John Daniels, Ken Morgan and Tom Oliver.
*Voice Recordings by Phil Crook and recorded at Wild Tracks.
*Dubbing Mixed by Peter Smith and recorded at Cinelingual Sound Studios.
*Creative Co-ordinator: Fiona Keene.
*Titles Designed by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and Philippe Leclerc.
*Titles Camera by Filmfex.
*Titles Video by Crow Film & Television.
*Film Processes: 
*Neg Cutting by
*Telecine and Video by Video Time.
*Series Produced by John M. Mills.
*Production by Telemagination (London) and La Fabrique (Montpellier).
*EBU Co-ordinator: Marie-Claire Vionnet.
*Executive Producers: Theresa Plummer-Andrews (BBC) and Enrico Platter (WDR).
*Productions for European Broadcasting Union: ORF (Austria), BRT & RTBF (Belgium), HRTV (Croatia),DR (Denmark), YLE/2 & YLE/FST (Finland), A2F (France), ARD/WDR (Germany), RTE (Ireland), RAI (Italy),NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVE (Spain), SVT (Sweden), SRG, TSI & SSR (Switzerland), TRT (Turkey)and BBC (United Kingdom). With the support of European Cinema & Television Year.
*© European Broadcasting Union 1992.
==Opening==
#Blue Warning Screen (1995-2004)
#National Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-1996)
#Video Piracy Warning [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Coming to a Cinema Near You (1995-1996) [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Brickules Trailer (Behind the Scenes) [announced by Don LaFontaine]
#Coming Soon from Shires Videos [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Galaxyit Trailer [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Available Now on Shires Videos [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Bubocchio Trailer [announced by Tony Robinson]
#The Africa King Trailer [announced by Tony Robinson]
#VSC U Warning (Pentagon Home Video) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
#Stay Tuned (1993-1996) [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Shires Videos Ident (1995-2001)
#The Greatest Children's BBC Video Ever! Title Card
#Fireman Sam Opening Titles
#Start of Fireman Sam: Spot of Bother (1990) 
==Closing==
#End of The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Adventures of Fox (1992)
#The Animals of Farthing Wood Closing Credits
#Also Available from Shires Videos [announced by Tony Robinson]
#The French Cats Trailer [announced by Bernard Cribbins]
#Michael Shires Classics Children's Trailer From 1994 with clips of "Mary Peppers", "Sarah in Grouchland", "Dumber", "Octopus's Garden" and "The Sword in the Castle" [announced by Tony Robinson]
#Watch out for Future Releases from Shires Videos [announced by Tony Robinson]
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