The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection 42 years old

FROM IMDB: With a magical mix of animation, puppets and live action, your kids will fall in love with the fun-filled nursery rhymes including; Old MacDonald, Hey Diddle Diddle, There Was a Farmer, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb plus over 60 more they'll want to enjoy again and again! FROM BACK OF DVD: 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).

Credits

Valentine Dyall as narrator

Martin Carthy as narrator

John Du Prez as narrator

Floella Benjamin as narrator

The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection Cast

Name	Character
Valentine Dyall He was 96, 77 years old when he died	as narrator
Martin Carthy was 40, now 83 years old	as narrator
John Du Prez He was 58, now 77 years old	as narrator
Floella Benjamin She was 32, now 75 years old	as narrator

The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection Crew

Name	Department
Dan Maddicott as Producer. He was 104 (now 123) years old	Production
John Du Prez as Music Director. He was 58 (now 77) years old	Sound

The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection poster

The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection (42 years)

Release day: Wednesday, March 31, 1982
Runtime: 60 minutes