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Rainbow - Stories and Rhymes

### Rating

**Rainbow - Stories and Rhymes** is a VHS released on 4th April 1988 by Thames Video Collection.

## Description

George, Zippy, Bungle and Geoffrey share some of their favourite stories and rhymes with help of Rod, Jane and Freddy.

## Episodes

1. **The Hare and the Tortoise**:
2. **Nursery Rhymes 1**:
3. **Rumplestiltskin**:
4. **Nursery Rhymes 2**:
Sooty's School Trip

### Rating

**Sooty's School Trip** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 10th April 1989.

## Description

Sooty, Sweep and Soo go on a school trip to London, with some of their friends. Matthew thinks this is a very good idea, and so do Sooty, Sweep and Soo, but then people do not have the same idea.

Sooty also learns about tap dancing and the possible upheaval of moving house.

## Episodes

1. **School Trip**:
2. **Tap Time**:
3. **Moving House**:
The Brothers

The Brothers is a UK VHS Released by Thames Video in 1989

based around conflict within the Hammond family over the direction of the family firm, a London-based road haulage business called Hammond Transport Services, after the death of patriarch Robert Hammond. The eldest son, Edward (played by Glyn Owen during the first series and by Patrick O'Connell for the remainder of the show's run), prepares to take over the running of the business, only to find that his father has left equal shares to his two other sons, Brian (Richard Easton), a dull accountant and David (Robin Chadwick), a young graduate - and to his mistress and secretary Jennifer Kingsley (Jennifer Wilson). Storylines throughout the series dealt with plans to expand the business into an international concern, coupled with more family-orientated plots as Edward and Jennifer fall in love and marry.

Other prominent characters included Robert Hammond's hard-faced widow and the mother of the three brothers, Mary (Jean Anderson), who is determined to continue exercising her own influence over her family, Brian's shrewish wife Ann (Hilary Tindall) and David's girlfriend then wife Jill (Gabrielle Drake). Later characters to be introduced included the loathsome financial whizzkid and proto-yuppie Paul Merroney (Colin Baker); April Winter, who became his wife, (Liza Goddard), and Jane Maxwell (Kate O'Mara), the tough female boss of an air freight business. (Baker and Goddard later married in real life but subsequently divorced.)

Bill, the foreman (Derek Benfield), demonstrated how the workplace of the 1970s was changing. His elevation from the shop floor to a key member of the board was met with resistance from both ends, and the subsequent decades allow this to be seen in context, one way that management and workers may work closer together to maintain the company's competitive outlook. The character of Paul Merroney can in hindsight be viewed as a prototype for the new Thatcher-inspired generation of corporate go-getters.
Sooty's Bumper Special

### Rating

**Sooty's Bumper Special** is a UK VHS released on 10th September 1990 by Thames Video Collection

## Description

Five new stories involving more magic and games with Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Matthew. In this bumper special videocassette, Sooty tries to be an Inventor and Matthew decides he is Fat and Forty and so the others try to help. With the help of Sooty's magic they all have lots of fun.

## Episodes

1. **Inventors**:
2. **Fat and 40**:
3. **Stay Awake**:
4. **Nothing Ever Happens**:
5. **Bowled Over**:
Danger Mouse on the Orient Express

### Rating

**Danger Mouse on the Orient Express** is a UK VHS released by Thames Video Collection on 7th November 1988.

## Description

A trainload of trouble for Danger Mouse and Penfold when the world's most famous express is taken over by Baron Greenback and his gang if international crooks.

## Credits

* Voices: David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
* Music by Mike Harding
* Written by Brian Trueman
* Assistant Director: Dan Whitworth
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Produced by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
* Directed by Chris Randall
Rainbow - Treasure Hunt and Other Stories

### Rating

**Rainbow - Treasure Hunt and Other Stories** is a UK VHS Released on 1st June 1992 by Thames Video

## Episodes

1. **Treasure Hunt**:
2. **Safety First**:
3. **Getting Organized**:
4. **The Zippybread Man**:

## Trailers and info

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1992 with clips from "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn with Sooty" and "Sesame Street".
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

### Rating

**The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 7th October 1991.

## Trailers and info

### Original 1991 release

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1991 with clips of "Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist", "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship", "Rosie and Jim", "Brum" and "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends".

### 1992 Re-release

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1992 with clips from "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn With Sooty" and "Sesame Street".

### 1993 Re-release

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1993 with clips from "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots TV" and "The Wind in the Willows".
Creepy Crawlies

## Description

Creepy Crawlies is an original pre-school programme from award-winning Cosgrove Hall Productions.

The Creepy Crawlies live at the bottom of a garden near an old broken sundial that nobody wants where they become involved in many comical and unexpected adventures. The characters include Suppose the worm, Mr Harrison the snail, Ariadne the spider, Ladybird, Anorak the pillbug, Lambeth the beetle and The Ancient who is a caterpillar.

This delightful and amusing series is narrated by Paul Nicholas.

## Episodes

1. The Cold
2. Lambeth the Conqueror
3. Storm in a Tea Cup
4. The Leaving
5. The Best Day Ever

## Credits

* Written by Peter Richard Reeves
* Music by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe
* Characters created by Bridget Appleby
* Sung by Paul Nicholas
* Animated by Lloyd Price and Rachel Hall
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Associate Producer: Chris Taylor
* Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove
* Directed by Francis Vose

## Trivia

* This video was advertised at the end of a Creepy Crawlies episode on Children’s ITV on 18 March 1987.
Children's Favourites - Volume 2

### Rating

**Children's Favourites Volume 2** is a UK VHS released on 1st February 1988 by Thames Video Collection. It Features Four Episodes from Three Thames Children's Programmes "Rainbow", "Button Moon" and "Sooty"

## Episodes

1. **RAINBOW - The Ugly Duckling**:
2. **BUTTON MOON - Cows on Button Moon**:
3. **THE SOOTY SHOW - Burglar Box**:
4. **BUTTON MOON - Buttonhole Pond**:
Danger Mouse to the Rescue

### Rating

**Danger Mouse to the Rescue** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 5th October 1987.

## Episodes

1. **The Chicken Run**: Danger Mouse and Penfold try to stop Baron Greenback's attempt to take over the world by breeding an army of giant chickens.
2. **The Four Tasks of Danger Mouse**: Penfold is kidnapped by the dastardly Baron Greenback. To save him, Danger Mouse must complete four tasks. Can our hero foil Greenback and save Penfold?
3. **The Strange Case of the Disappearing Bus**: Ghostly buses are threatening the world's shipping lanes. Danger Mouse discovers Baron Greenback making giant, bus-shaped ice cubes. The villains end up trapped in one of their own buses. Danger Mouse to the Rescue again!
4. **The Dream Machine**: Baron Greenback has designed a machine to drive Danger Mouse and Penfold out of their minds. However, the Baron ends up with more than he bargained for!

## Credits

* Voices: David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Brian Trueman
* Music by Mike Harding
* Written by Brian Trueman and Mike Harding
* Produced by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
* Directed by Brian Cosgrove

## Opening (Original 1987 release) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
* Danger Mouse to the Rescue title card
* Danger Mouse intro
* Start of The Chicken Run (1981)

## Closing (Original 1987 release) (with no trailer)

* End of The Dream Machine (1981)
* Danger Mouse closing credits
* Cosgrove Hall Productions logo (1976-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (silent) (1986-1990)
Count Duckula - Bombay Duck

### Rating

**Count Duckula - Bombay Duck** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 10th September 1990.

## Episodes

1. Bombay Duck
2. Mississippi Duck
3. Mystery Cruise

## Credits

* Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Ruby Wax
* Narrator: Barry Clayton
* Written by Jimmy Hibbert
* Music by Mike Harding
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove
* Directed by Chris Randall

## Opening (Original 1990 release) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
* Count Duckula - Bombay Duck title card
* Count Duckula intro
* Start of Bombay Duck (1990)

## Closing (Original 1990 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Mystery Cruise (1991)
* Count Duckula closing credits
* Cosgrove Hall Productions logo (1983-1994)
* Thames Video Collection logo (silent) (1986-1990)
The Wind in the Willows - Winter Tales (1994)

**The Wind in the Willows - Winter Tales** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 3rd October 1994. It contains three Yuletide-themed episodes of the "*Wind in the Willows*" TV series which is produced by Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd and it is a re-released edition of the 1986 video release with the same name.

## Episode Info

* **The Yuletide Entertainment**

The annual Christmas entertainment at Toad Hall is a wonderful opportunity for Toad to show off. Speeches by Toad, songs by Toad and Toad the star of the show. But things do not go quite as he arranged, and someone else steps into the limelight.

* **Winter Sports**

The first snow of winter sets Toad off of a new craze - to become the champion of the winter sports. Unfortunately, his lack of ability - and the intervention with the weasels - spoils his plan. But the day still ends on a happy note.

* **The Rescue**

In deep mid-winter snow, a young shrew has gone missing. Rat and Mole - hindered by Toad - set off to track him down, and the trail of footprints lead right into the heart of the Wild Wood!

## Trivia

* The triple bill of episodes from the original Thames Video release is featured on this video.

## Trailers and info

* The Video Collection International children's titles advert of 1994 with previews of "The Magic House", "Sooty & Co.", "Rainbow", "Christopher Crocodile", "Brum", "The Riddlers", "Sesame Street", "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends", "Tots TV", "Rosie and Jim" and "The Wind in the Willows".
Learn with Sooty - Have Fun with Numbers (1994)

**Learn with Sooty - Have Fun with Numbers** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 5th September 1994.

## Description

Learn with Sooty videos have been developed to make learning FUN! Sooty, Sweep and Soo, guided by Matthew Corbett, introduce the basic skills that children really need to understand. HAVE FUN WITH NUMBERS explains the importance of knowing how to count, with many examples and exercises which show this to be true.

The videos encourage participation and provide a solid base which parents can develop, by further discussing the areas that Sooty and his friends cover in the programme. Most importantly, the videos will help young children learn at their own individual pace in a way that is both meaningful and enjoyable.

## Trailers and info

* Kellogg's Coco Pops - Football - Long version 1994 UK TV Advert
* The VCI children's trailer from 1993 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots TV", and "The Wind in the Willows".
* Kellogg's Honey Nut Loops 1994 UK TV Advert
Sooty's Big Time Video

### Rating

**Sooty's Big Time Video** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 4th February 1991.

## Description

**Sooty's Big Time Video**

Sooty, Sweep and Soo compete with Matthew in some of their favourite sporting stories.

## Episodes

1. **Just Not Cricket**: When Matthew challenges Sooty and Sweep to a cricket match Sooty needs to bring on some help using his magic wand. Soo umpires to make sure nobody tries to cheat!
2. **Bangers and Smash**: Matt thinks he is the best driver in the world. Find out who wins, when Soo challenges him to a race.
3. **Watersports**: Many years ago Matthew was given a nickname 'Codface Corbett' because he was keen on Water Sports. Sooty, Sweep and Soo decide to go along and watch Matthew water ski. Sooty then shows how it should be done.
4. **Dyb Dyb Disaster**: Matt, Sooty and Sweep have become scouts and Soo is a brownie. Matt thinks that boys are better than girls at doing things, but soon changes his mind when they are challenged to win brownie badges and their camping expedition turns in to a disaster!
Junebug

Junebug is the main antagonist in Creeped Out's episode Tilly Bone.

It's not known exactly the origin of her, but believes that she is Mos Ducasse's gift to Cass. Though she doesn't appear to have emotions or sympathy, she can seem like an ideal friend. Though she had a very sadistic and rude personality and she frequently tried to intimidate Cass at her sleepover. Although she was also over-confident as she didn't hesitate to turn her back on Cass when she was holding the Tilly Bone. This ultimately leads to her downfall, as Cass sprayed her in red smoke with the Tilly Bone behind her back as she was repeating the quote "-the ground would open up and swallow you when you least expect it." As the Tilly Bone causes whatever your thinking to attack you, and so later when attacking Cass, just as she is about to kill her, Junebug is sucked into the ground by the carpet. Junebug is then destroyed.
Thames Video Wiki

**Welcome to the *Thames Video Wiki*, an encyclopedia that anyone can edit.**

*Newest pages - Category index*

## Welcome to Thames Video Wiki

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Dent

**Dent** is the main protagonists in Bravery Badge.

## Appearance

Dent has black hair which is tied into two messy buns. She has brownish and greenish eyes. Because she is a ranger, her ranger outfit is a red jacket with a blue shirt underneath. She wears headphones throughout the episode as well.

## Role

In the episode **Bravery Badge**, she's a new girl scout in a girl scout group, The Headgehog Rangers, but she did not want to be there. The only reason she is there is because Dent’s mother is on a fancy holiday cruise and it didn’t allow children, and as there was nobody to look after Dent her mother made Dent join the Hedgehog Rangers as they were doing a camping trip. As Dent is a new ranger, Patrol Leader Paxton, pairs Dent up with a girl called Janey, a professional girl scout who is acting as Paxton’s Second-In-Command. At first the pair didn’t get along with each other due to Janey unknowingly making fun of Dent, which results in Dent coldly replying that she doesn’t want to be camping. At night, another girl sharing a tent with Janey, Dent and another girl called Jo, Arlene, has gone missing. Dent made an ironic comment saying that Arlene might have taken a taxi and left, and suggests they do the same, but is ignored. Patrol Leader Paxton orders a search party, one group led by herself, and the other by Janey. Dent was disappointed to be in Janey’s group. Janey’s group see the other group are acting odd, they take a look and see that them and Patrol Leader Paxton are humming with strange smiles on their faces. Dent, Janey, Jo and some other girls run away but the other two are infected. Dent realises it’s The purple moss ifecting the others. Dent, Janey and Jo find an abandoned tent and Janey says there is a legend saying that 30 years ago a past Girl Scout troop called The Lidlands who went camping in the forest but were never seen again. Meanwhile, Jo is infected by the moss and Janey too, Dent runs away and goes to the scouts bus but those possessed by the moss have followed Dent and begin tapping on the bus and try to infect her. Just as Janey leads them into the bus. Dent takes out her mobile phone and goes onto her playlist and plays heavy, loud rock music and discovers that the only weakness of the purple moss is a sound that’s much heavier and louder than itself. Dent manages to kill the moss and turn everyone back to normal. Everyone was given their phones back to call home but Arlene returns, followed by a group of middle-aged women who are possessed by the moss. The women are in fact the Lidlands Troop Janey mentioned who went missing 30 years ago. Dent, Janey and the others all start playing the loud rock music on Dent’s playlist to bring Arlene and the Lidlands back to normal.
Pui

Pui is the antagonist of the *Creeped Out* episode **The Call**.

## Appearance

Pui is a siren. She takes the form of a human female in her twenties, with dark hair and a New Zealand accent.

## Role

In the episode **The Call**, Pearl hears whispering voices which lead her to a classroom where Pui, an activist, is giving a talk on marine conservation. Pui encourages Pearl to crush a plastic bottle in front of the class, representing the damage 'filthy humans' inflict on the environment. Impressed by Pui's confidence, Pearl asks her for advice. Pui tells Pearl to act on instinct instead of thinking too much.

Pearl discovers she has special powers, and finds out her adoptive parents found her on the beach. She uses her powers to manipulate her classmates into RSVPing to her birthday party invitation. She visits Pui to tell her the advice worked. Pui suggests she should be using her 'power' to change the world, not for birthday parties, and invites Pearl to her next rally. They visit the beach together, and Pearl tells Pui she feels at home by the sea.

The next day, Pearl has an argument with her brother Danny and runs off to find Pui. She finds Pui's office empty, then wanders into another room to find Pui sleeping in a large tank of water. The two of them go to the beach again; Pui explains they are both sirens, and that she is the one who has been whispering to Pearl. As she asks Pearl to go with her, Danny arrives, warning that Pui is not to be trusted.

Pui uses her powers to attack Danny. Pearl refuses to join Pui and instead battles her. When Pui asks her to stop, Pearl says the land is her home. Pui returns to the sea.

## Powers and abilities

In the episode, Pui demonstrates the following powers:

* Producing sound-waves with her mouth and hands; these can be used to physically attack someone, or to manipulate humans' thoughts
* Whispering to others of her kind (i.e. Pearl) from great distances
* Breathing underwater

Pearl is also able to breathe underwater and to swim great distances very quickly, suggesting these abilities are innate to sirens.

## Relationships

* **Pearl:** Pui initially sees Pearl as an ally; she wants to guide Pearl back to the sirens' way of life, and uses her powers to draw Pearl to her. When it becomes clear Pearl would rather stay on land, Pui becomes angry, and she and Pearl fight using their powers. However, ultimately Pui admits defeat and leaves Pearl to the life she has chosen.
* **Danny:** Pearl's brother is suspicious of Pui from the beginning, and questions how much Pearl really knows about her. When he arrives at the beach to take Pearl home, Pui attacks him until Pearl steps in.
* **Humans in general:** Pui seems generally contemptuous of humans, often describing them as 'filthy' or 'dirty', and decrying the damage they do to the environment.
Sooty's Christmas Party and Other Stories

### Rating

**Sooty's Christmas Party and Other Stories** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 2nd October 1989.

## Description

Sooty, Sweep and Soo have a splendid time at Christmas. They arrange a party with their friends and have lots of presents. Father Christmas makes an appearance in a most unlikely place!

## Episodes

1. **The Sooty Christmas Show**:
2. **Royalty**:
3. **Get Your Skates On**:
Mr. Blackteeth

**Mr. Blackteeth** is the antagonist of the first episode of *Creeped Out*, **Slapstick**.

## Appearance

Mr. Blackteeth is a puppet in the traditional 'Punch and Judy' style. He resembles an elderly human man, with white skin and hair, heavily made-up eyes, a large nose and arched eyebrows. He wears a pinstripe suit and purple silk scarf. Although his name suggests it, Mr Blackteeth’s teeth are not dirty and are clean. He has a distinctive, sinister laugh.

## Role

In the episode **Slapstick**, Jessie wanders to the beach and watches the end of a Punch and Judy-style puppet show called 'Mr. Blackteeth's Theatre of Hilarity'. A boy approaches her and says Mr. Blackteeth wants to 'say hello'. Mr. Blackteeth tells Jessie he can give her the power to control her parents: all she has to do is rap on her forehead three times and say the words 'that's the way to do it'. After Mr. Blackteeth mocks her for being scared, Jessie does as he says.

Mr. Blackteeth's trick works, and Jessie is able to control her parents. However, she soon regrets this choice and wants her old parents back. She returns to the beach, but finds Mr. Blackteeth's tent has disappeared. However, there are posters advertising a 'final show' in nearby Karter Bay. She arrives in time for the show and sees that the puppets now resemble her parents and are repeating their catchphrases. This suggests that Mr. Blackteeth has somehow imprisoned her parents' personalities in his puppets. He tells her they are 'a big hit' with his audience.

Mr. Blackteeth tells Jessie he is in control and there is only one way to save her parents. The boy she met earlier reappears and explains Mr. Blackteeth also tricked him. To free his parents, he had to find someone to take his place, and that was Jessie. He tells Jessie she must now do the same in order to free her parents. At the end of the episode, she is seen working for Mr. Blackteeth, searching for someone else to trick, eyeing a boy her age sulking by the puppet show away from a couple, obviously his parents. Presumably, Jessie sacrifices him to free her parents.

## Powers and abilities

In the episode, Mr. Blackteeth demonstrates the following powers:

* Ability to move and speak autonomously
* Ability to imprison the spirits of humans in puppet form

## Relationships

* **Jessie:** Mr. Blackteeth successfully tricks Jessie into handing over control of her parents. His motive seems to be to find new performers for his puppet show, as he later gloats that Jessie's parents are popular.
* **Jessie's parents:** Mr. Blackteeth transforms Jessie's mum and dad into puppets. They appear to perform happily but, when Jessie approaches the puppet show, they beg her to help them, suggesting they do not enjoy this life.
Sooty - Three Men In A Boat and Other Stories

### Rating

**Sooty - Three Men In A Boat and Other Stories** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 1st June 1992. It contains three episodes from the 12th season of the "The Sooty Show" which was debuted on ITV in 1991.

## Episodes

1. **Three Men In A Boat**:
2. **Cars, Trains, Boats and Planes**:
3. **Swinging the Lead**:

## Trailers and info

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1992 with clips from "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn with Sooty" and "Sesame Street".
The Crowville Chronicles - Quiet Please, We're Egyptian

### Rating

The Crowville Chronicles - Quiet Please, We're Egypitan is a VHS released by Thames Video Collection on September 17, 1990. It is part of the Watch and Play range of children's titles that consist of a video, a colouring book and four felt tip pens.

## Credits

* Voices by Richard Waites, David Jason, Martin Jarvis, Neil Buchanan, John Derum, Kerry Shale, Willie Rushton, Michael Hordern
* Narrator: David Jason
* Written by Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert and Peter Richard Reeves
* Music by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe
* Produced by Michael K. Frith, Martin G. Baker and Brian Henson
* Executive Producers: Barry Charles, Michael Hill and John Hambley
* Directed by Brian Cosgrove
Pickwick Video

**Pickwick Video** released The Wind in the Willows on VHS in 1991 as Pickwick Australia Pty. Ltd. The copyright warning and G rating screens on these releases plastered the montage of clips before the logo actually appeared.

## Releases

* TV 8024 - Spring Follies
* TV 8040 - Autumn Antics
* TV 9916 - Winter Tales
* TV 9956 - Summer Escapades
The Adventures of Sooty

### Rating

**The Adventures of Sooty** is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection and Thames Video on 7th April 1986. It got repackaged by Thames Video Collection in Late 1986. it contains four episodes from "The Sooty Show".

## Description

*Countless millions of children have grown up with Sooty, surely one of the most enduring television favourites of all time.*

Here are four exciting adventures which feature Sooty and his mischievous playmates Sweep the Spaniel and Soo the Panda. Food has been mysteriously disappearing and **"Sherlock Sooty"** takes on the case. Sooty then has a house guest as **"Snuffles the Rabbit Comes to Stay"**. In **"The Magic Show"**, Sooty and his long-suffering human companion Matthew entertain their friends, and with experience under their belt, try a major produciton with a **"Sooty Panto"**.

## Episodes

1. **Sherlock Sooty**:
2. **Snuffles the Rabbit Comes to Stay**:
3. **The Magic Show**:
4. **Sooty Panto**:
The Talking Parcel

### Rating

**The Talking Parcel** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 16th November 1987.

## Credits

* From the book by Gerald Durrell
* Adapation by Rosemary Anne Sisson
* Music by David Rohl and Stuart J. Wolstenholme
* Produced by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
* Directed by Brian Cosgrove

## Cast

* Lisa Norris ... Penelope
* Freddie Jones ... Parrot
* Mollie Sugden ... Hortense, the Flying Train
* Roy Kinnear ... Ethelred
* Edward Kelsey ... H.H. Junketbury
* Windsor Davies ... Chief Cockatrice
* Michael Hordern ... Oswald, the Sea Serpent
* Peter Woodthorpe ... Werewolf
* Harvey Ashby ... Duke Wensleydale
* Raymond Mason
* Daphne Oxenford

## Opening

1. Warning screen
2. Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
3. Start of The Talking Parcel (1978)

## Closing

1. End of The Talking Parcel (1978)
2. Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
The Magic Store (1998)

### Rating

The Magic Store is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 13th April 1998. It features the animated Charles Hill adaption of *Magic Corn Collector* based on the best selling novel by Ronald Davis.

## Description

Full length animated film featuring the voice of Martin Jarvis

Over 95 Minutes of Science, Action & Dreams

95 Minute Animated Feature Film

**Based on the best-selling novel by Ronald Davis**

## Cast:

* Amanda Root as Major Doctor Joanna
* Martin Jarvis as General Scar
* Robby Benson as Dagon
* Paige O'Hara as Princess Matilda
* Michael Hordern as Mr. Tyke
* Gregg Berger as Henry Corn Collector
* Martin Short as Stomach the Mouse
* Frank Welker as Card Commando
* Frank Oz as Beast the Bear
* Angela Lansbury as Madeline
* Tress MacNeille as Mrs. Clonkers
* Alan Oppenheimer as Achibald Archimedes
* John Stephenson as Inspector Crane
* Nigel Cross, Bruce Thompson and James Herbert as Check Commandos
* David Jason, Brian Trueman and Jimmy Hibbert as Soliders

## Credits

A Production for Thames Television by award winning CHARLES HILL PRODUCTIONS

Voices: HENRY CORN COLLECTOR: Gregg Berger, BEAST THE BEAR: Frank Oz, STOMACH THE MOUSE: Martin Short, GENERAL SCAR: Martin Jarvis, MAJOR DOCTOR JOANNA: Amanda Root, PRINCESS MATILDA: Paige O'Hara, DAGON: Robby Benson, MADELINE: Angela Lansbury, CARD COMMANDO: Frank Welker, ACHIBALD ARCHIMEDES: Alan Oppenheimer, INSPECTOR CRANE: John Stephenson
Additional Voices by: Michael Hordern, David Jason, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Nigel Cross, Bruce Thompson, James Herbert, Tress MacNeille.
Screenplay: James Herbert. Editor: Chris Wright and John Rushton. Music: Rob Walsh and Spencer Nilsen.
Producers: Barry Charles Michael Hill Britt Allcroft. Director: Chris Randall.

© Charles Hill Productions 1992

## Trailers

1. VCI children's promo from 1998 [announced by Martin Jarvis]
2. Warning screen
3. Thames Video logo
4. Orion Pictures logo
5. Start of The Magic Store (1991)

### Closing

1. End of The Magic Store (1991)
2. Charles Hill Productions Logo
3. Thames Video logo (still and silent)

## Trailers and info

The VCI children's trailer from 1998 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty", "Christmas Teddy Bear Sing-Along", "The Crowville Chronicles", "Tots Video", "The BFG", "The Magic Store" and "The Snow, Desert and the Forest" and the 'New for 98' overview.

## Trivia

* The Thames Video ident of 1991-1999 is played in still and silent at the end of both 1996 and 1998 releases of this video.
Learn with Sooty - Start to Read (1994)

**Learn with Sooty - Start to Read** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 5th September 1994.

## Description

Learn with Sooty videos have been developed to make learning FUN! Sooty, Sweep and Soo, guided by Matthew Corbett, introduce the basic skills that children really need to understand. START TO READ explains the importance of knowing how to read, with many examples and exercises which show this to be true.

The videos encourage participation and provide a solid base which parents can develop, by further discussing the areas that Sooty and his friends cover in the programme. Most importantly, the videos will help young children learn at their own individual pace in a way that is both meaningful and enjoyable.

## Trailers and info

* Kellogg's Coco Pops - Football - Long version 1994 (UK TV Advert)
* The VCI children's trailer from 1993 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots TV", and "The Wind in the Willows".
* Kellogg's Honey Nut Loops 1994 (UK TV Advert)
Sooty - Matt Robot and Other Stories

### Rating

**Sooty - Matt Robot and Other Stories** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 3rd February 1992. It contains three episodes from the 12th season of the "The Sooty Show" which was debuted on ITV in 1991.

## Episodes

1. **Matt Robot**: Sooty, Sweep and Soo ask Matthew to fetch and carry for them. Matt says they need a Robot. Soon we have several Robots in the house trying to obey their commands. What a mess they make.
2. **The Return of Little Cousin Scampi**: Sooty's little cousin Scampi is coming to stay for as long as he wants. He is very naughty. No one escapes from his practical jokes.
3. **Car Boot Sale**: Good ideas can go bad. Sooty, Sweep and Soo prepare for a car boot sale. Matt has to be very patient when he discovers that his things are disappearing. He becomes very cross with them and there are lots of tears, mainly Matt's.

## Trailers and info

The Video Collection children's trailer from 1992 with clips from "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn with Sooty" and "Sesame Street".
The Magic Store (1992)

### Rating

**The Magic Store** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 13th April 1992. It features the animated Charles Hall adaption of *Magic Corn Collector* based on the best selling novel by Ronald Davis.

## Description

***Based on the best-selling novel by Ronald Davis***

A FULL-LENGTH ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

## Credits

A Production for Thames Television by award winning CHARLES HILL PRODUCTIONS

Voices: HENRY CORN COLLECTOR: Gregg Berger, BEAST THE BEAR: Frank Oz, STOMACH THE MOUSE: Martin Short, GENERAL SCAR: Martin Jarvis, MAJOR DOCTOR JOANNA: Amanda Root, PRINCESS MATILDA: Paige O'Hara, DAGON: Robby Benson, MADELINE: Angela Lansbury, CARD COMMANDO: Frank Welker, ACHIBALD ARCHIMEDES: Alan Oppenheimer, INSPECTOR CRANE: John Stephenson
Additional Voices by: Michael Hordern, David Jason, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Nigel Cross, Bruce Thompson, James Herbert, Tress MacNeille.
Screenplay: James Herbert. Editor: Chris Wright and John Rushton. Music: Rob Walsh and Spencer Nilsen.
Producers: Barry Charles Michael Hill Britt Allcroft. Director: Chris Randall.

© Charles Hill Productions 1992

## Cast:

* Amanda Root as Major Doctor Joanna
* Martin Jarvis as General Scar
* Robby Benson as Dagon
* Paige O'Hara as Princess Matilda
* Michael Hordern as Mr. Tyke
* Gregg Berger as Henry Corn Collector
* Martin Short as Stomach the Mouse
* Frank Welker as Card Commando
* Frank Oz as Beast the Bear
* Angela Lansbury as Madeline
* Tress MacNeille as Mrs. Clonkers
* Alan Oppenheimer as Achibald Archimedes
* John Stephenson as Inspector Crane
* Nigel Cross, Bruce Thompson and James Herbert as Check Commandos
* David Jason, Brian Trueman and Jimmy Hibbert as Soliders

## Trailers

1. The Video Collection children's promo from 1992
2. Warning screen
3. Thames Video (1978-1992) logo
4. Orion Pictures logo
5. Start of The Magic Store (1991)

### Closing

1. End of The Magic Store (1991)
2. Charles Hill Productions Logo
3. Thames Video (1978-1992) logo (still and silent)

## Trailers and info

The VCI children's trailer from 1992 with clips from "Rosie and Jim", "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Learn with Sooty", "The Crowville Chronicles" and "Sesame Street".

## Trivia

* The copyright warning text from the 1991-1999 Thames Video ident and the Thames Video logo of 1978-1992 play at the start of this video.
* The still and silent logo of Thames Video 1978-1992 play at the end of this video.
Learn with Sooty - How Things Work Simple Science (1994)

**Learn with Sooty - How Things Work Simple Science** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 5th September 1994.

## Description

Learn with Sooty videos have been developed to make learning fun! Sooty, Sweep and Soo, guided by Matthew Corbett, introduce the basic skills that children really need to understand. HOW THINGS WORK gives an introduction to everyday science such as bouncing, floating, balancing, sliding, falling and temperature.

The videos encourage participation and provide a solid base which parents can develop, by further discussing the areas that Sooty and his friends cover in the programme. Most importantly, the videos will help young children learn at their own individual pace in a way that is both meaningful and enjoyable.

## Trailers and info

* Kellogg's Coco Pops - Football - Long version 1994 UK TV Advert
* The VCI children's trailer from 1993 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Rosie and Jim", "Tots TV", and "The Wind in the Willows".
* Kellogg's Honey Nut Loops 1994 UK TV Advert
Creating a New Chapter

There is a lot that goes into running a Settlement on a new planet. Similarly, there is a lot that goes into running a new chapter for Cygnium. For those interested in opening up chapters in other locations, the following are things to prepare for. Obviously, each chapter will face their own hiccups and obstacles, but National will help as much as we can.

## Being A Planetary Director

The position of a Planetary Director is not just coming up with cool plot and making rules calls. That is more for the Overseers than a Director. Beyond even just mental and physical capabilities, a person's personality and history is taken into account when the Director application is turned in. For the Application process, we will be looking for the following things and submissions.

* A settlement write up with Lore of the settlement, and proposed planet or space station.
* A resume focused on your gaming or theatrical productions past.
* At least two Directors per new chapter (Three is suggested).
* A location (General location must be more than 250 miles from the nearest Cygnium chapter).
The Wind in the Willows - Autumn Antics (1988)

### Rating

**The Wind in the Willows - Autumn Antics** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video Collection on 3rd October 1988. It contains three Autumn-themed episodes from Cosgrove Hall's *"Wind in the Willows"* TV series.

## Episode Info

* **THE HARVEST**

Badger, Rat, Mole and Toad set off on a fruit-picking expedition, but before long, the weasels are up to their usual tricks.

* **MONSTER OF THE WILD WOOD**

Halloween approaches but Toad, try as he will, only manages to frighten himself until the goggle monster appears...

* **REMEMBER, REMEMBER**

It's time for Toad to dig out his No 3 Chemistry Set again - whatever people say - but alas, witlessness is next to homelessness.

## Opening (Original 1988 release) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
* Autumn Antics title card
* The Wind in the Willows intro
* Start of The Harvest (1985)

## Closing (Original 1988 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Remember, Remember (1987)
* The Wind in the Willows closing credits
* Cosgrove Hall Productions logo (1976-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (silent) (1986-1990)
Lollipop Children's Favourites Vol. 4

**Lollipop Children's Favourites Vol. 4** is a UK VHS release by Lollipop video which is distributed under license from Thames Video International and Video Collection International Ltd on 1st May 1989. It is the the second and final volume of *Lollipop Children's Favourites* to feature three Thames Television favourites which are "Rainbow", "Button Moon" and "Sooty".

## Episodes

1. Rainbow: George's Secret Place
2. Button Moon: Bottle Party
3. Sooty: When I Was A Lad

## Trivia

* Fourth and final volume in the "Lollipop Children's Favourites" range of videos on the Lollipop label which are distributed under license from Thames Video International and Video Collection International Ltd in 1989.
The Wind in the Willows - The Enthusiastic Mr Toad/Oh Toad

### Rating

**The Wind in the Willows - The Enthusiastic Mr Toad/Oh Toad** is a UK Double Video released by Thames Video Collection on 5th October 1987.

## Episodes

### The Enthusiastic Mr Toad

1. **Mercury of the Motorbicycle** - Toad's new passion for a motorbicycle disrupts the peace and quiet of the countryside. But why is Toad so unhappy?
2. **Mr Toad's Telephone** - Toad, going through yet another craze, attempts to install an electric telephone - with electrifying results!
3. **Toad, Astronomer** - With the delivery of a new telescope, Toad spends a night on his roof, stargazing. Unfortunately, the Weasels are also gazing.

### Oh Toad

1. **Caught in a Maze** - Toad discovers that getting into a maze is one thing - but getting out of it is quite another!
2. **Masterchef** - Toad invites Rat, Mole and Badger round to Toad Hall for the gastronomical experience of the decade.
3. **Champion of the Green Baize** - As winter takes a grip on the countryside, Toad shows off his new, and total lack of, skill at billiards.

## Opening (The Enthusiastic Mr. Toad) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
* The Enthusiastic Mr. Toad title card
* The Wind in the Willows intro
* Start of Mercury of the Motorbicycle (1986)

## Closing (The Enthusiastic Mr. Toad) (with no trailer)

* End of Toad, Astronomer (1986)
* The Wind in the Willows closing credits
* Cosgrove Hall Productions logo (1976-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (silent) (1986-1990)

## Opening (Oh Toad!) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (1986-1990)
* Oh Toad! title card
* The Wind in the Willows intro
* Start of Caught in a Maze (1986)

## Closing (Oh Toad!) (with no trailer)

* End of Champion of the Green Baize (1986)
* Ehe Wind in the Willows closing credits
* Cosgrove Hall Productions logo (1976-1990)
* Thames Video Collection logo (silent) (1986-1990)
Count Duckula - Lost City of Atlantis

### Rating

**Count Duckula - Lost City of Atlantis** is a UK VHS cassette that is released by Thames/Video Collection International Ltd on 8th October 1990. It features one Season 2 episode of the Cosgrove Hall TV cartoon series "Count Duckula".

## Episode Info

In "Lost City of Atlantis", shipwrecked Duckula, Nanny and Igor find themselves in a fishy situation. 20,000 leagues under the sea.

## Credits

* Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
* Narrator: Barry Clayton
* Written by Brian Trueman and Peter Richard Reeves
* Music by Mike Harding
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove
* Directed by Chris Randall
Danger Mouse 1 - Double Take

### Rating

**Danger Mouse 1 - Double Take** is a UK VHS release by Lollipop video which is distributed under license from Thames Video International and Video Collection International Ltd on 1989-05-01.

## Description

Once more, a double helping of Dangermouse and his ever faithful friend Penfold striving against evil.

## Episode Info

* **All Fall Down**

The sinster snake, Mac the Fork, and his owlish companion, Dudley Poison, steal plans from a hush-hush government lab. Dangermouse and Penfold shake up the snake and make the owl 'owl.

* **Turn of the Tide**

When the sea-bed’s as dry as the Sahara, and all the lands on earth are deep underwater, our heroes are sent to the moon to investigate. They discover the odd reason for the turn of the tide.

## Credits

* Voices: David Jason, Terry Scott, Edward Kelsey, Brian Trueman and Jimmy Hibbert
* Music by Mike Harding
* Written by Brian Trueman and Angus Allen
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Produced by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
* Directed by Chris Randall
Tito

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 Tito

 Tito is one of the main supportive characters in the series, and can mainly be found in scenes along-side other members of the coalition. He was first introduced into the show in episode 5, and is known for being addicted to caffeine. In episode 9.5, Tito is reported to drink an average of 19 liters of coffee per day. Tito also happens to be one of three coalition members whose appearance is based off an actual photo of the real player, with the other two being Master of Desaster and Nogals.
Rainbow - Christmas Pantomime

### Rating

**Rainbow - Christmas Pantomime** is a VHS released by Thames Video Collection on 7th November 1988.

## Description

Join the Rainbow Special Christmas pantomime where Dame Geoffrey and his son Jack have lots of fun and enjoy playing jokes. The wicked Baron Bungle is up to all kinds of tricks with the help of his two henchmen Rod and Freddy, not forgetting Zippy as little Tommy Tucker and George as Georgie Porgie.

## Episodes

1. **Rainbow Christmas Pantomime**:
2. **Decorations**:
3. **A Cold Day**:
My Bumper Christmas Sooty

### Rating

**My Bumper Christmas Sooty** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video on 27th October 1997.

## Episodes

1. **A Summertime Christmas**: Matthew thinks Soo's home-made Christmas presents are a brilliant idea, but when Sooty and Sweep try to make their own, will it turn into a recipe for disaster?
2. **Little Terrors**: Sweep gets left out when the gang make their own plasticine models, but with the help of Sooty's Magic Wand his newly invented machine makes a mountain of little terrors!
3. **Sooty's Christmas Party**: Sooty, Sweep and Soo have a splendid time at Christmas with a party for their friends and lots of lovely presents.
4. **Sooty's Busy Christmas**: The gang have a really busy Christmas Day opening their presents, visiting sick friends, having a party and helping their friend Bernie with his Christmas Show.

## Guests

* Richard Cadell
* Bernie Clifton
* John Hasler
* Jennie Stallwood

## Trivia

* In back cover, There is no Thames Video logo. and in spine, there is Thames Video logo.

## Trailers and info

The VCI children's trailer from 1997 with clips of "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Fourways Farm", "Sooty", "Christmas Teddy Bear Sing-Along", "Tots Video", "The BFG" and the 'New for 97' overview.
The BFG (1995)

### Rating

**The BFG** is a UK VHS release by Thames Video and VCI on 25th September 1995. It features the animated Cosgrove Hall adaption of *The BFG* based on the best selling novel by Roald Dahl.

## Description

The classic full-length animated feature film

The animated children's classic

***Based on the best-selling novel by Roald Dahl***

"Dreams are not stories. Dreams are more like picture in books. If you want to make a story you have to mix up lots of dreams together" - The BFG

Little Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed one night by an awesome giant. It's just the beginning of a thrilling adventure with THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT.

THE BFG's job is to catch dreams in Dream Country and blow them into children's bedrooms when they are fast asleep. Sophie saw him, and people aren't allowed to see giants.

Unfortunately, Sophie soon finds out that not all giants are friendly like THE BFG, and there is a constant threat from the bigger, uglier, cannlbalistic giants with names like The Bloodbottler, The Trogglehumper and The Fleshlumpeater.

Sophie is determined that the giants must be stopped from carrying out their fiendish plans, and the only person she can think of with enough power is Her Majesty the Queen of England.

Can Sophie stop the giants? Will the Queen listen to her? Who will capture the giants? Find out when this full-length animated feature film reaches its exciting conclusion.

## Cast

* David Jason as The BFG
* Amanda Root as Sophie
* Angela Thorne as The Queen of England
* Ballard Berkeley as The Head of the Army
* Michael Knowles as The Head of the Air Force
* Don Henderson as The Bloodbottler and The Sergeant
* Mollie Sugden as Mary
* Jimmy Hibbert, Frank Thornton, Myfanwy Talog and Don Henderson as Additional Voices

## Credits

A Production for Thames Television by award winning COSGROVE HALL PRODUCTIONS

Voices: BFG: David Jason, SOPHIE: Amanda Root, THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND: Angela Thorne, HEAD OF THE ARMY: Ballard Berkeley, HEAD OF THE AIR FORCE: Michael Knowles, GIANT BLOODBOTTLER and SERGEANT: Don Henderson, MARY: Mollie Sugden.
Additional Voices by: Jimmy Hibbert, Frank Thornton, Myfanwy Talog, Don Henderson.
Screenplay: John Hambley. Editor: Nigel Rutter. Music and Songs: Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe.
Producers: Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove. Director: Brian Cosgrove.

© Cosgrove Hall Productions 1990

## Trivia

* The Thames Video ident of 1991-1998 is played in full after the very last closing credit at the end of both 1995 and 1997 releases of this video.

## Goofs

* The original video cassette still shows The Video Collection logo on the label.

## Trailers

1. VCI children's carnival promo from 1995
2. Warning screen
3. Thames Video logo
4. Start of The BFG (1989)

### Closing

1. End of The BFG (1989)
2. Thames Video logo

## Trailers and info

The VCI carnival promo from 1995 with clips from "Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends", "Fourways Farm", "The Wind in the Willows", "Sooty and Co.", "Teddy Bear Sing-Along", "Rosie and Jim" and "Brum".