Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes — Plot

70 favourite traditional songs and rhymes presented as a pop-up book which comes to life through animation, puppetry & live performances. The beautiful visual world draws on the work of such classic children's illustrators as Arthur Rackham (Peter Pan) & John Tenniel (Alice in Wonderland). A delightful musical score by Tony & Grammy winning composer John Du Prez, features everything form Northumbrian pipes to Baroque orchestra, folk guitar, early instruments, military band, fairground organ & even a singing sheep (courtesy of Percy Edwards).

• Release date
• March 31, 1982
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Genres
• Family, Music
• Director
• Mike Milburn-Foster

Nursery Rhymes — Cast

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Isla St Clair narrator Floella Benjamin narrator

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Martin Carthy narrator

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Shirley Collins narrator Valentine Dyall narrator John Du Prez narrator