Fourways Farm - Ups & Downs and Other Stories

**Fourways Farm - Ups & Downs and Other Stories** is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 8th May 1995.

## Description

Fourways farm is a delightful, animated puppet soap opera that introduces young children to basic science through the use of short, amusing stories about life on the farm.

There is always something interesting going on down on Fourways Farm with Davenport the sheep-dog, Brenda the duck, Dudley the pig, Ginger the lazy cat, Martha the cow, Godfrey the horse and the mischievious Rat Pack - Uno, Duo & Trio and it all happens under the watchful eye of Voltaire, the wise weather-cock who presides over events from his rooftop perch.

## Episodes

1. **On Reflection** - Are there really animals at the bottom of the pond, or is it just a trick of the light?
2. **Moonstruck** - The animals try to stop the rats eating the moon and discover something important about the changing night sky.
3. **Falling Upwards** - Why do things fall downwards and have the rats really found out how to fly?
4. **Sunflowers** - Who will win the flower growing competition and what is needed to make the plants grow?
5. **Three of a Kind** - Brenda has three mystery guests but why do they look so much like her?
6. **Who's Been Eating?** - The mysterious disappearence of food introduces the rats to the farm but who eats what - and why?
7. **A Drop of the Hard Stuff** - Why has the pond gone all hard? The animals discover the relationship between ice and water.
8. **Material Differences** - What can be done to mend the roof of Dudley's style? Only the right material will do.
9. **Ups & Downs** - The rats trick the animals with a pulley but what rises and what falls - and why?
10. **The Sound of Music** - The animals discover that there are lots of ways of making sounds but not all are musical!

## Lyrics

Oh, the wind blows east and the wind blows west on Fourways Farm

The animals all have had their rest on Fourways Farm

The animals wake up one by one

And say hello to the morning sun

Work to do and jobs to be done on Fourways Farm.

The animals wake up one by one on Fourways Farm

They say hello to the morning sun on Fourways Farm

A duck and a dog and a lazy cat

And a cow and a pig who’s much too fat

A great big horse and three bad rats on Fourways Farm.

On Fourways Farm.

## End lyrics

Oh, the wind blows east and the wind blows west on Fourways Farm

The animals all lie down to rest on Fourways Farm

A duck and a dog and a lazy cat

And a cow and a pig that's much too fat

A great big horse and three bad rats on Fourways Farm

## Fourways Farm the sound of music

He's the plans with a music best is Fourways Farm

Yeah nobody's going to get much rest on Fourways Farm

With a squeak and a great from a cool cool cat

And a back sides great from a big good fat

And a huff and a puff from a smallest rat is Fourways Farm

## Intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**On Reflection**

## Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Moonstruck**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Falling Upwards**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Sunflowers**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Three of a Kind**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Who's Been Eating?**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**A Drop of the Hard Stuff**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Material Differences**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**Ups & Downs**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Middle intro

**Fourways Farm**

Written by

**Chris Ellis**

With the Voices of

**Martin Jarvis**

**The Sound of Music**

## Middle Credits

Designer:

**Max Stewart**

Music:

**Jim Parker**

**Toby Edwards**

Sound:

**Ruud de Boer**

**Kevin Pyne**

Editing:

**Adrian hill**

**Bas los**

Eductaional Consultant:

**John Stringer**

Director of animation:

**Alan Platt**

Producer:

**Patricia Williams**

Director:

**Tom Stanier**

## Opening (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* The Video Collection Tracking Control Screen (1994-1995) (Normal)
* The Video Collection Warning Screen (1986-1995)
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)
* Fourways Farm Opening Titles
* Start of On Reflection (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* End of On Reflection (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Moonstruck (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Moonstruck (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Falling Upwards (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Falling Upwards (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Sunflowers (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Sunflowers (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Three of a Kind (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 release) (with no trailer)

* End of Three of a Kind (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Who's Been Eating? (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 Release) (with no trailer)

* End of Who's Been Eating? (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of A Drop of the Hard Stuff (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 Release) (with no trailer)

* End of A Drop of the Hard Stuff (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Material Differences (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 Release) (with no trailer)

* End of Material Differences (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of Ups & Downs (1993)

## Middle (Original 1995 Release) (with no trailer)

* End of Ups & Downs (1993)
* Fourways Farm closing credits (Long Version)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Fourways Farm intro
* Start of The Sound of Music (1993)

## Closing (Original 1995 Release) (with no trailer)

* End of The Sound of Music (1993)
* Fourways Farm Closing Credits (The Sound of Music Variant)
* Case Television Production logo for CHANNEL FOUR in association with NOT (silent)
* Channel 4 television Production for ITV
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)