NSPCC Children's T.V. Favourites

**NSPCC Children's T.V. Favourites** is a UK VHS release by Abbey Home Entertainment Distribution on 4th March 1991. It contains a collection of stories from ten children's T.V. characters including: "Postman Pat", "The Shoe People", "Paddington Bear", "Fireman Sam", "James The Cat", "Noddy", "Wil Cwac Cwac", "The Snowman", "SuperTed" and "Spot" and it is a video with child appeal.

## Episodes and Details

Over one hour of fun and entertainment. Ten separate adventures of children's best loved characters. By purchasing this video you have helped further the work of the N.S.P.C.C. to help abused children. The N.S.P.C.C. and Tempo would like to thank the following people and companies for providing, free of any royalties, the films on this video:-

* **Postman Pat** - "Postman Pat's Birthday”-St Michael Video Libary/Anglia Television © 1986 Woodland Animations © 1981 Post Music
* **The Shoe People** - "Can You Keep A Secret?"-Tempo Video Children’s Stories/The Children’s Channel © 1987 James Driscoll © 1987 Bright Music
* **Paddington Bear** - "Please Look After This Bear"-Screen Legends/BBC1 © 1987 Paddington & Co/FilmFair Ltd
* **Fireman Sam** - "The Kite"-BBC Video/S4C (English Dubbed by LWT) © 1988 S4C/Prism Art and Design
* **James the Cat** - "Friends"-Tempo Video Children’s Stories/Grampian Television © 1987 Grampian T.V. Holdings/Screen Entertainments
* **Noddy** - "The Great Car Race"-Longman Video/S4C (English Dubbed by Channel 4 in 1986) © 1984 Darrel Waters/McDonald
* **Wil Cwac Cwac** - "Honey"-Tempo Video Children’s Stories/S4C (English Dubbed by Sky One) © 1988 S4C/Hughes A.1 FAB.
* **"The Snowman"** - Excerpt - "The Snowman's Ball"-Palace Video/Channel 4 © 1982 Snowman Enterprises © 1987 Highbridge Music
* **SuperTed** - "SuperTed and the Stolen Rocket Ship"-Guild Home Video/S4C (English release by The Video Collection/BBC1) © 1984 S4C/PetalCraft Demonstrations Limited
* **Spot** - "Where's Spot"-Tempo Video Children’s Stories/BBC1 © 1987 Salspot Limited

## Special thanks

Ivor Wood : James Driscoll : Eric Hill : Ventura Publishing Ltd : Clive Juster : Darrell Waters : James Ogilvie : Michael Bond : FilmFair Ltd : Mike Young : Chris Grace : Raymond Briggs : Iain Harvey : Palace Video : Carey Budnick : CliC! Ltd : Screen Gems : S4C : Malcolm Jones : Snowman Enterprises : Beth McFall : Siriol Animation : Prism Art and Design : Strand Magnetics : Pickwick International : Weir Printing : MSD Disturbtion LTD : Howard Blake.

## Credits

Here are the credits to these programmes on this video.

#### **Postman Pat**

##### ***("Postman Pat's Birthday")***

* Written by John Cunliffe.
* Designed and Directed by Ivor Wood.
* Music by Bryan Daly.
* Narration and Vocals by Ken Barrie.
* Edited by Martin Bohan.
* Produced by Woodland Animations Ltd.

#### **The Shoe People**

##### ***("Can You Keep A Secret?")***

* Created and Written by James Driscoll.
* Narrated by Philip Whitchurch.
* Music Produced by Bright Music.
* Character Design by Rob Lee.
* Animation by Gary Hurst.
* Assistant Animator: Chris Webster.
* Trainee: Duncan Harris.
* Layout by Ted Pettengell.
* Backgrounds by Jocelyn Smith and Rod Knipping.
* Paint and Trace Co-ordinator: Jacqui Miller.
* Trace and Paint Team: Jude Griffin, Lorna Phillips, Ceri Griffin and Jenny Thomissen.
* Rostrum Camera by Peter Petronio.
* Editing by Rob Francis.
* Sound & Dubbing by Eco Limited.
* Film Processing by Rank Film Laboratories.
* Animation Materials by Chromacolour.
* Director: Clennell Rawson.
* Producer: Tony Barnes.
* Production Associate: Malcolm Jones.
* Executive Producer: James Driscoll.
* A Fairwater Films production for The Shoe People Limited.
* © The Shoe People Limited 1987.

#### **Fireman Sam**

##### ***("The Kite")***

* Told by John Alderton.
* Characters and Storylines created by Rob Lee.
* Original idea by Dave Gingell and Dave Jones.
* Written by Nia Ceidiog.
* Sets by Beverley Knowlden and Linda Thodesson.
* Vehicles by Brian Anderson.
* Puppets by Ian Frampton and Alison Johnston.
* Engineering Consultant: Mel Grigg.
* Edited by Richard Bradley.
* Sound by John Cross.
* Music by Ben Heneghan and Ian Lawson.
* Lyrics by Robin Lyons.
* Sung by Maldwyn Pope.
* Produced and Directed by Ian Frampton and John Walker.
* Production by Bumper Films Ltd for S4C with thanks to the Fire Service.
* © Prism Art & Design Ltd 1987.

#### **James the Cat**

##### ***("Friends")***

* Story told by Sean Arnold.
* Music by Gary Yershon.
* Animated by Sue Allen.
* Camera by Mark Taylor.
* Edited by Nigel Ashcroft.
* Sound by Tim Partridge.
* S.W.P.A. Animation Team: Jane Gotts, Louise Waugh and Soft Cel (Cartoon Graphics).
* Creator and Director: Kate Canning.
* Produced by Jan Clayton with Grampian Television.
* © The James the Cat Company 1984.

#### **Wil Cwac Cwac**

##### ***("Honey")***

* Originally Created by Jennie Thomas and J.O. Williams.
* Written by Urien Wiliam and Illustrated by Beth McFall.
* Narrated by Myfanwy Talog.
* Storyboard by Andrew Offiler and Wayne Thomas.
* Layout by McFall Middleboe Animation.
* Titles by Gerald Emanuel, Graham Bebbington and David McFall.
* Animation Produced by McFall Middelboe Animation.
* Animator: Rosemary Welch.
* Backgrounds by Joan Bradshaw.
* Tracers: Fiona Fenna and Sue Paton.
* Painters: Ron Erikson, Melanie Hill, Lisa-Ann James, Frank Koller, Carol Leslie,
Ceri Matthews, Samantha Reynolds, Philip Simmonds and Martyn Yates.
* Paint Mixers: Wendy Keay-Bright and Anna-Louise Roberts.
* Checker: Sara Markham.
* Infatec Operator: Christopher Plummer.
* Siriol Rostrum Cameraman: Tim Francis.
* Edited at P.O.V. by Wil Oswald and Jane Murrell.
* Colour by Rank Film Laboratories.
* Recording directed by Atsain.
* Dubbed by Eco.
* Music Composed by Iolo Jones.
* Musical Director: Mike Towend.
* Music Produced by Ambarel.
* Production Co-ordinator: Philip Watkins.
* Production Assistant: Lynne Stockford.
* Produced by Robin Lyons.
* Directed and Designed by Beth McFall.
* Produced in Wales for S4C by Siriol Animation Ltd.
* © Mentrau Cyf 1986.

#### **SuperTed**

##### ***("SuperTed and the Stolen Rocket Ship")***

* Produced by Mike Young.
* Designed and Directed by David Edwards.
* Written by Robin Lyons.
* Based on the characters created by Mike Young.
* Film Producer: Roger Fickling.
* Voices by Derek Griffiths, Peter Hawkins, Melvyn Hayes, Roy Kinnear, Jon Pertwee and Victor Spinetti.
* Storyboards and Layouts by David Edwards, Wayne Thomas and Tom Bailey.
* Backgrounds by Ian Henderson.
* Animators: Alan Simpson, Pat Savage, Chris Fenna, John Cousen and Dick Horn.
* Assistant Animators: Carol Slade, Les Newstead and Elizabeth Horn.
* Editing and Sound Effects by Terry Brown and Charlotte Evans.
* Dubbing Studio: Magmasters.
* Music Composed by Chris Stuart and Mike Townend.
* Arranged and Conducted by Mike Towend.
* Music Produced by Ambarel.
* Production Manager: Roger Fickling.
* Trace and Paint Department by Ron Erickson, Fiona Fenna, Jane Harris, Valerie Howlett,
Sue Paton, Sue Rider, Anna-Louise Roberts and Lorna Stephenson.
* Colour Mixer: Rob Lee.
* Special Effects by Graham Bebbington and Philip Watkins.
* Infatec Operator: Mike Livesey.
* Rostrum Camera by Graham Orrin Rostrums.
* Made in Wales by Siriol Animation Ltd. Cardiff.
* © S4C and Petalcraft Demonstrations Ltd 1983.

#### **The Adventures of Spot**

##### ***("Where's Spot?")***

* Based on the books by Eric Hill.
* Produced by King Rollo Films Ltd.
* Voice by Paul Nicholas.
* Music by Duncan Lamont.
* © 1986 King Rollo Films Ltd.

## Trivia

* The one-off pilot named "The Further Adventures of Noddy" made by the help of FilmFair is the content included in this Noddy episode "The Great Car Race" that is featured on this video.