CHILDREN'S TV - FABLES OF LA FONTAINE to THE FLINTSTONES
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FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Canada / CBC / x15m-e / 1958 (2 January - 3 July / Thursdays 5.15pm) black and white
Producer: Marc Gaudart
Series of fables utilising live action animals in a Tales of the Riverbank kind of way. The source material was the seventeenth century writings of La Fonataine.
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW
BBC1 / 6x25m / started 7 January 2003
Book: Vivien Alcock / Writer: Barry Purchese / Director: Graeme Harper / Producer: Josephine Ward
Drama about three children who hide a young escaped asylum seeker who was witness to the brutal murder of his family and is being hunted by
those responsible so the boy cannot testify to their war-crimes.
With:- ANGELO ANDREOU as Erri / NICA DE KOENIGSWARTER as Lesley / SIMON ANDERSON as Robert Harwood / EMILY GOODMAN-SMITH as
Victoria Harwood / TAM HOSKYNS as Kate Harwood / ANGELA DOWN as Amy
FAIRIES
UK / ITV-United-Hit-Cartoon Cymru / 1x90m-e / 1999 26 December Sunday 4.45pm
Writer: Jocelyn Stevenson / Music: Colin Towns / Theme Performed by the Munich Symphony Orchestra / Executive Producer: Kate Hawkes / Producer: Naomi Jones / Director: Gary Hurst
Fantasy animation. A pair of children have an adventure in Fairyland.
Voices:- KATE WINSLET as Brigid / DOUGRAY SCOTT as Fairy Prince / JEREMY IRONS as Shapeshifter / CLARA JANSON as Nellie / FREDDY RIDGE as George / CHARLOTTE COLMAN as Merrivale / JANE HORROCKS as Huccaby / JOHN SESSIONS as Chudley / JUNE WHITFIELD as Mrs Coombs / TONY ROBINSON
FALCON ISLAND
Australia / 9 Network-Excalibur Nominees-Australian Childrens Film Foundation - Perth Institute of Film and Television / 26x30m-e / 1981
Writer: Joan Ambrose / Music: Greg Schultz / Producers: Judith West, Paul Barron
Children's action drama series. Adventures of a trio of kids on the island of the title. The three, Kate, Paul and Jock, have ambitions to find the wreck of the seventeenth century Dutch treasure ship local people believe sank there. But just when they think they have proof of the ships existence the discovery of a valuable mineral threatens to spoil the island and destroy the wreck. The children's search for the ship becomes a desperate race against time to save both it and their home.
Filmed on Rottnest Island.
With:- FRANCESCA SHOESMITH as Kate / GREG DUFFY as Paul / JUSTIN HOLLYOCK as Jock / ROWENA HOCKIN / BEVAN LEE / ALAN CASSELL
FAME AND MISFORTUNE
Australia / ABC / 6x30m-e / 1986
Writer: John Jones (from his own novel) / Music: Kevin Hocking / Producer: Noel Price
Comedy drama series. A teenager is determined to come up with money making plans (so that he can buy a piano) but his ideas usually end up going awry.
With:- MYLES COLLINS / JOHN FLAUS / MARIE REDSHAW / KYLIE MINOGUE / OLIVIA BELL / BEN MENDELSOHN / MARTIN SHARMAN / PETER HOSKING / SYD CONABERE
UK / BBC1 / 6x25m-e / 1998
Documentary. The fortunes of four children as they attempt to become famous. Narrated by Todd Carty. See also Justin's Story.
THE FAMILY NESS
UK / Ness Co Ltd Productions / MAM / x5m-e / 1989
Creator: Peter Maddocks / Music: Roger and Gavin Greenaway / Director: Jack Stokes
Animated fantasy comedy. The adventures of a whole family of Loch Ness monsters and their two human children friends.
Voices:- PETER HAWKINS / SUE SHERIDAN
THE FAMOUS FIVE
UK / Southern / x30m-e / 1978-79
Producer: James Gatward
Children's adventure series. Contemporary version of Blyton's stories of four children and a dog battling with all manner of crooks and villains.
With:- MICHELLE GALLAGHER as George / JENNIFER THANISCH as Anne / MARCUS HARRIS as Julian / GARY RUSSELL as Dick / TODDY WOODGATE as Timmy the Dog
THE FAMOUS FIVE
UK /ITV-Zenith North-Portman-Frankfurter Film-Tyne Tees Television-HTV- / x30m-e / 1997-98
Books:Enid Blyton
Period children's mystery series. Adventures of four children and a dog in the 1950's where mystery and crimes to solve seem to follow them about
With:- MARCO WILLIAMSON as Julian / PAUL CHILD as Dick / LAURA PETELA as Anne JEMIMA ROOPER as George / CONNAL as Timmy the dog / CHRISTOPHER GOOD as Quentin / MARY WATERHOUSE as Frances
FAMOUS FRED
UK / Channel Four-TV-S4C / 1x30m-e /1996
Writer/Director: Joanna Quin / Book: Posy Simmonds / Producers: John Coates, Caitrin Unwin / Executive Producer: Paul Madden / Music: Danny Chang
Animated fantasy. A laid back cat leads a double life as a rock star.
Voices:- LENNY HENRY as Fred / TOM COURTENAY as Kenneth / DAVID ROBB as Ginger / JESSICA LYNAM as Sophie / DANIEL JOHN BARKER as Nick / MATTHEW MARSH as Dad / JOANNA QUINN as Mum
FANGFACE
USA / Filmways-Ruby Spears / 32x25m-e / 1979
Executive Producers: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Animated fantasy sitcom. A young boy drinks a magic soft drink that turns him into a werewolf, he uses his new found 'skills' to fight evil.
THE FANTASTIC FOUR
USA / ABC-Hanna Barbera / 19x25m-e / 1967
Executive Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Animated scifi. When their craft passes through a belt of radiation, four are turned into superheroes each with their own special power. The rock like Thing, The Torch, The Invisible Woman and a man able to stretch himself into all kinds of shapes. Based on the Marvel comic of the same name and revived in 1983 as The New Fantastic Four.
FANTASTIC VOYAGE
USA / TCF-Filmation / 17x20m-e / 1967
Animated scifi adventure. A group of miniaturized scientists have to work their way around a human body. Based on the 1966 film of the same name.
FAR OUT SPACE NUTS
USA / TCF-Sid and Marty Krofft / 17x20m-e / 1975
Animated scifi comedy. A pair of ill equipped ground staff find themselves accidentally shunted into space.
FAST FORWARD
UK / BBC / 19x25m-e / 1984-87 Three seasons
Producers: Ann Reay, John Smith, David Crichton, Trevor McCallum
Comedy. Sketch based show with Floella Benjamin, Nick Wilton, Joanna Munro(seasons 1-2), Andrew Secombe (seasons1-2), Robert Harley ( seasons 2-3) and Sarah Mortimer (season 3). Seasons one and two aired on BBC2 at 5.35pm Wednesdays and then Tuesdays. Season three aired on BBC1 on Wednesdays at 4.30pm
FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS
USA / CBS-Bill Cosby-Filmation / x30m-e / 1972-79 / 84
Animated adventures of a group
of kids led by the eponymous Fat Albert, most of the action took place in
a large junk yard the kids hung out in. Other regulars included Weird
Harold, Rudy, Russell and Bucky.
Each edition (as well as featuring a song at the end) featured a well
meaning or thought provoking message to make the kids watching think.
Bill Cosby actually made a live action appearance in each episode
interacting with the characters. The shows original run was from 1972 to
1977 and then in 1979 it came back as The New Fat Albert Show (albeit much
the same as before bar the addition of an extra cartoon segment called The
Brown Hornet). In 1984 50 new episodes were made for syndication.
Voices:- BILL COSBY as Fat Albert/ Mushmouth / Mudfoot / Dumb Donald and the Brown Hornet / JAN CRAWFORD as Russell and Bucky / GERALD EDWARDS as Weird Harold / ERIC SUTER as Rudy and Devery
FATHER CHRISTMAS
UK / Channel Four-TVC-Palace Video-GaGa-Blooming Prod! / 1x30m-e / 1991
Director: Dave Unwin / Book: Raymond Briggs / Producer: John Coates / Music: Mike Hewer / Executive Producers: Iain Harvey, Gower Frost
Animated fantasy comedy. A look at what Father Christmas gets up to on the 364 other days of the year when he is not delivering presents.
Voice:- MEL SMITH as Father Christmas
FATHER CHRISTMAS AND THE MISSING REINDEER
UK / ITV / 1x25m-e / 1998
Writer: Chris Allen, Jimmy Hibbert, Jon Doyle / Idea: Gerry B. Sundquist
Fantasy animation. When Christmas Eve falls Father Christmas is horrified to learn that his reindeer have vanished, he enlists the help of a young friend to track them down.
Voices:- DAVID JASON / JIMMY HIBBERT / SUSAN SHERIDAN
UK / BBC1 / 23x120m-e / 2000 (22 April - 23 September / Saturdays 8.45am)
Producers: Gail Hendrie, Simon Parsons / Executive Producer: Claire Mundell
Saturday morning show. A kind of continuation of the Sunday morning show Fully Booked Fully Booked with the title now standing for Fully Booked Interactive, all the usual Saturday morning ingredients were here including pop acts, celebrities and cartoons (the X-Men and the Rugrats). The interactive element allowed kids the chance to contribute via the internet, e-mail and the good old fashioned telephone. Presenters were Keith Duffy (from Boyzone), Kate Heavenor and Vernon Kay. The games were Don't Drop the Gonk (think Double or Drop from Crackerjack) and See It Safe.
FEATHER BOY
BBC1 / 6x30m / started 16 March 2004
Writer: Peter Tabem
Drama serial. Robert Nobel, bullied at school, has his life changed when he meets a woman at an old-peoples' home on a school visit.
With:- THOMAS SANGSTER as Robert Nobel / SHEILA HANCOCK as Edith Sorell / RONALD PICKUP as Ernest Sorrell / LINDSEY COULSON as Annie Nodel / CAROLINE TROWBRIDGE as Catherine Fenn
THE FEATHERED SERPENT
UK / Thames / 12x25m-e / 1976/78 Serial 1:21 Jun - 26 Jul 76 Serial 2:3 Apr - 8 May 78
Writer: John Kane /
Period children's adventure serials. Young Empress Chimalma finds herself caught up in the machinations of an evil priest in ancient Mexico.
With:- DIANE KEEN as Empress Chimalma / PATRICK TROUGHTON as Nasca / RICHARD WILLLIS / BRIAN DEACON
THE FERALS
Australia / ABC / 55x30m-e / 1994
Creators: Wendy Gray, Claire Henderson / Script Editor: Bert Deleng / Puppet Design: Garth Frost / Theme Music: Peter Dasent / Performed by Dave Dobbin / Producer: Wendy Gray / Executive Producer: Claire Henderson / Director: David Evans
Puppet entertainment. The misadventures of a bunch of highly strange animals.
Voices:- MICHAEL AYESA as Joe / DAVID COLLINGS as Rattus / EMMA DE VRIES as Mixy / MAL HEAP as Modiylian-Keith/ TERRY RYAN as Derryn-Warren / KYLLE HOGART as Robbie / BRIAN ROONEY as Leonard / KELLY WALLENWORK as Kylie
FERRY BOAT FRED
Australia / ABC-Polka Dot Production / 25x5m-e / 199?
Writer/Producer: John Pye / Director: Mark Osborn
Children's animation about Sydney Harbour Ferry Fred who has a Koala Bear as his skipper and a Pelican (called Pete) as a deckhand.
FIDDLEY FOODLE BIRD
UK / BBC-H.A.P.P.Y. / x10m-e / 1991
Creator/Producer: Jonathan Hodge / Theme Music: Jonathan Hyde, Bob Saker / Executive Producers: Theresa Plummer-Andrews, Chris Ambler, Andy Taylor
Animated fantasy adventure. The young son of a pair of explorers discovers a magic book, inside it is a picture of the extremely rare Fiddley Foodle Bird, after making a wish upon a star the bird comes to life and together the pair embark on a series of adventures.
Voices:- DENNIS WATERMAN as Fiddley Foodle Bird / BRUCE FORSYTH as Narrator / KATE ROBBINS / JIMMY HIBBERT / JONATHAN HODGE
50/50
UK / BBC1 (Scotland) / x25m-e / 1998-continuing
Executive producer: Claire Mundell
Gameshow featuring two schools competing against each other in a series of frantic games. Presented by Sally Gray.
Christmas Special: 26 December 1999/ 9.30am / 1x25m-e Guests: Michaela Strachan, Philip Oliver and Adam Rickett.
THE FINDER
Australia / ABC / 10x20m-e / 1992
Executive Producer: Margot Phillipson / Producer: Ian Bone / Director: Scott Heysen-Hicks
Children's scifi drama series. A young boy, Patrick, finds himself in a computerised world and across time and agreeing to take part in a strange new game show for a TV channel that doesn't exist.
With:- JERMEY SCHWERDT as Patrick / JOEY KENNEDY / PENNY MACGRAITH / PATRICK FROST
FINDERS KEEPERS
Quiz show in which two teams of two children raid various rooms (the set being designed like a normal house) in search of various objects. The USA version (started 1987) was hosted by Wesley Eure. The UK version was hosted by Neil Buchanan. Finders Keepers is also the name of a UK quiz show for kids hosted by Richard Stilgoe using as its basis the game Battleships.
FINGERBOBS/FINGERMOUSE
UK / BBC / 13x15m-e / 1972
Writer/Producer: Michael Cole
Pre-school series. The adventures of paper puppets Fingermouse, Scampi, Gulliver the Seagull and Flush the Tortoise. After being repeated numerous times until 1984 a new series then emerged focusing only on Fingermouse. In this Fingermouse and presenter Iain Lauchlan played various musical instruments.
FIREBALL XL5
UK / ATV-ITC / 39x30m-e / 1963 black and white
Creator/Producer: Gerry Anderson
Supermarionation series. Adventures of Steve Zodiac patrolling Sector 25 of the Solar System in his Fireball XL5 rocketship in the year 2067.
Voices:- PAUL MAXWELL as Colonel Steve Zodiac / GERRY ANDERSON as Robert the Robot / JOHN BLUTHAL as Commander Zero / SYLVIA ANDERSON as Venus / DAVID GRAHAM as Professor Matic-Zoonie-Lt 90
FIREMAN SAM
UK / BBC / x15m-e
Stop motion series in the style of Postman Pat and concerning the adventures of Fireman Sam who in the words of the theme song 'kept his engine quite clean'. Narrated by John Alderton.
FIRST CLASS
UK / BBC / 1980's
Quiz show utilising early computer technology.
THE FIRST LOOK
USA / NBC / x30m-e / October 16, 1965-April9, 1966 black and white (broadcast Saturdays at 12 noon)
Subtitled "Wonders of the World," this live New York
studio show starred folk singer Oscar Brand, who each week led the exploration of an educational issue, such as
the use of language, the debut's theme. Accompanying Brand in examining the topic at hand were three talented
youngsters—Jackie and Sally, both singers, and Neil, a dancer. The inspiration for the series was a group of books
by Jeanne Bendick. It died opposite the more entertaining Bugs Bunny Show on ABC.
Regulars were Oscar Brand, Neil Jones, Sally Sheffield, Jackie "Washington.
THE FIRST SNOW OF WINTER
UK / BBC1-Link-Hibbert Ralph Ent. / 1x30m-e/ 1998
Writers: Alan Gilbey, David Max Freedman / Music: Mark Sawyer -Wade, Tolga Kashif / Producer: Jackie Edward / Executive Producers: Theresa Plummer Andrews, Claire Derry, David Hamilton / Director: Graham Ralph
Animated drama. A young duck has an adventure after being left behind when all the other ducks migrate for winter.
Voices:- MIRIAM MARGOYLES as Sean / DERMOT MORGAN as Voley / KATE SACHS as Puffin / SORCHA CUSACK as Mother / NEIL McCAUL as Father
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
UK / BBC / 6x25m-e / 1991
Writer: Helen Cresswell / Novel:E Nesbit
Period children's fantasy drama serial. In Victorian times a group of children encounter a creature called a psammead which is able to grant wishes
With:- CHARLIE RICHARDS / NICOLE MOWAT / TAMMY ANDREAS / SIMON GODWIN
UK / Associated Rediffusion / 120x30m-e / 1963-66 black and white
Twice weekly entertainment show for pre-teens, shown Tuesdays and Fridays. Hosted by Muriel Young and Howard Williams( later replaced by Wally Whyton). Puppets were featured with Ollie Beak and Fred Barker. See also Lucky Dip of which this show is a continuation. From 1965 the series was known as Ollie and Fred's Five O' Clock Club. There was also a show called Five O' Clock Funfair broadcast by A-R in 1965 and this also featured Fred Barker and Ollie Beak.
FIX AND FOXI
Germany - ARD-TV Family Ent- D'OCon Film - Rolf Kauka / 26x20m-e / 1999
Creator: Rolf Kauka / Theme Music: Rolf Kauka, Matthias Raue / Executive Producers: Wolfgang Heidrich, Peter Hiller, Antori D' Ocon
Animated drama. The misadventures of two young friends.
FLASHBACK
UK / HTV 'Dramarama' / 1x30m-e / 1986
Writer: Dennis Spooner / Producer: Peter Miller / Director:rTerry Miller
Children's scifi drama. A young boy is mysteriously transported back in time to the 1940's.
With:- DORIAN MacDONALD as Jeremy / CHARLOTTE CHATTON as Elaine / GRAHAM STARK as Simpkins / NOEL WILLIAMS as Parminter
FLASH GORDON
France-Canada / Lancewood-Dupuis-Carrera-Media Toon- Hearst / x20m-e / 1996
Devisor: David Corbett
Animated scifi adventure. Flash Gordon once again does battle with the evil Ming The Merciless.
Voices:- LAWRENCE BAYNE / LEXA DOIG / TYRONE BENSKIN / DANA BROOKS / ROB COWAN / ALLEGRA FULTON / SHIRLEY DOUGLAS
THE FLASHING BLADE
France / x30m-e / 1967
Story: Andre-Paul Antoine / Writers: Andre-Paul Antoine, Andre Breal / Director: Yannick Andrei
Period drama series. Tales of derring do with hero of the story Francois de Recci and his sword The Flashing Blade of the title getting involved in all manner of adventures such as fighting the Spanish, bandits and the like but still finding time for a bit of romance. The first episode was transmitted in the UK on 31 March 1969.
With:- ROBERT ETCHEVERRY as Francois de Recci / JACQUES BALUTIN as Guillot / DENISE GREY as La Comtesse / GENEVIEVE CASILE as Isabelle de Sospel / JEAN MARTINELLI as Duke of Sospel / MARIO PILAR as Alonso / GILES PELLITIER as Thorias / GERARD BUHR as Kleist / GERARD DOUKING as Le Moine / FRANK ESTANGE as Ricardo / HUBERT NOEL as Flins
USA / ABC-Hanna Barbera / 166x30m-e / 1960-66
Creators/Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera / Theme Music: Hoyt Curtin
Animated fantasy sitcom. In the stone age town of Bedrock, Cobblestone Count, crane driver Fred Flinstone works hard to bring home the bacon for his wife Wilma, daughter Pebbles and pet dinosaur Dino. Fred's best friend was neighbour Barney Rubble who was married to Betty, they too had a young child (adopted) called Bamm Bamm. Specials include The Flinstones Comedy Hour(1980) , The Flinstones Comedy Show, The Flinstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1980), The Flinstones New Neighbors (1980).
Voices:- ALAN REED as Fred Flinstone / JEAN VANDER PYL as Wilma Flinstone / MEL BLANC as Barney Rubble / BEA BENADERET as Betty Rubble / GERRY JOHNSON as Betty Rubble(2) / DON MESSICK as Bamm Bamm / MEL BLANC as Dino / JEAN VANDER PYL as Pebbles
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