Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree
{{Short description|1971 British children's TV show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Children's
| producer = Pamela Lonsdale
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Various
- Ian Davidson
}}
| director = Robert Reed
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Thames Television
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|1971|3|29}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|1971|5|3}}
}}
Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree is a 1971 British children's television show which featured a variety of poems, songs, and comedy sketches.
Premise
The show featured recitations of works from such writers as T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, and Spike Milligan.{{cite magazine|last=Williams|first=Andrew|title=Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree|date=April 1971|magazine=Look-in}}{{cite web|title=Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/elephants-eggs-in-a-rhubarb-tree/|website=NostalgiaCentral|accessdate=5 June 2020}} The cast of the show would often dress up as the characters in the poems and songs that were being recited.
Cast
- Ann Beach
- Richard Beckinsale
- John Gould
- David Rowlands
- Paul Whitsun-Jones
Production
Episodes
Three of the six episodes of Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree were filmed in black and white due to the Colour Strike in 1971. All six episodes are missing, believed wiped.{{cite web|title=Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree|url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=elephant%27s+eggs&type=lostshow|website=tvbrain.info}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1705037|Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree}}