The jam fan club 7flexi disc tales from the riverbank paul weller. See more ideas about cute donkey, hamster care and play school toys. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster. Along the way, the adventure becomes the rescue of a kidnapped mouse named sonia, a test.
Bbc4 documentary, 2010 part 1 of 6 narrated by hugh dennis. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster for the canad. The original black and white tales of the riverbank series was first. Sutherland and ellison penned the scripts, manned the cameras, did the voiceovers and even composed the accompanying music. Buy from an established seller with over positive feedbacks.
I bought a book from a second hand book shop not the one made famous by hugh grant shown below which is, sadly, full of tat and we sat outside a coffee shop and shared a vegan croissant. Based on the classic canadian childrens tv series, tales of the riverbank is the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, swept downriver in a huge storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Hugh dennis reveals a host of artists from the animal kingdom who found fame on tv and in the cinema. Hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig are back with 9 delightful stories.
History further tales of the riverbank during the winter of 1958 writerproducers, dave ellison and paul sutherland shot a pilot based on a story ellison had made up as a bedtime story the night the moon came down to bathe for his godson. This is the original watercolour painting by eric kincaid. Tales from the riverbank tuesday, 14 april 2020 there was no possibility of taking a walk that day. What i didnt realize was that the image was of hammy hamster until i saw it in the true north book. Wind in the willows has a vole water rat, but as i remember the riverbank, the actor was a land rat. Thank you to bonzo, valid point, however i am certain that it was not tales of the riverbank none of the characters i can think of had names like hammy the hamster. Includes study notes by tony oreshko, comparing the musical patterns used in this piece to those found in other guitar composers of the period such as carcassi and carulli. Further tales of the riverbank starring hammy hamster. Monday being picture book, tuesday was andy pandy, wednesday was bill and ben, thursday was tales from the riverbank and friday was woodentops. This entry was posted in art, jfi1, memory lane, video by joel. Now there was a television programme called tales of the riverbank for younger viewers which featured a hamster which, amongst other things, used to be seen driving a jeep and a boat.
Harris, poppy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Further tales of the riverbank is a childrens television show created by david ellison and paul sutherland. Hammy is capable of intelligent thought and can communicate with rabbits and humans. Thursday was tales from the riverbank and friday was woodentops. Tales that originally featured in the childrens comic storytime. Further tales of the riverbank is the official facebook page for dave ellison, hammy hamster, roderick rat and. A great way to introduce our kids to the world of the show, prepare to be disappointed first off, this is not a way to show kids tales of the riverbankhammy hamsteronce upon a hamster.
Hammy hamster is the name of the central character. Global tv hammy hamsters adventures on the riverbank with original commercials, 1982 duration. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Building shelter, watercolour painting by eric kincaid. Now there was a television programme called tales of the riverbank for younger viewers which featured a hamster which, amongst other things, used to be. Staring hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guineapig. Global tv hammy hamster s adventures on the riverbank with original. Following the adventures of hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig, thomas score is also filled with excitement, suspense, action, entertaining scherzos and big emotions just as it should be in a big, epic story about three heroes who embark on a journey in search of their lost homes after a violent storm. So i thought, i wonder if hammy would like a flight on my aeroplane. Originally from tales of the riverbank a television show with characters such as hammy hamster, roderick the water rat, g. Further tales of the riverbank starring hammy hamster and friends.
In a tale told by an owl voiced by stephen fry, we learn that endless rain has flooded a riverbank, sending three animatronic furry friends hammy the hamster, roderick the rat steve coogan, and gp jim broadbent and a growing posse of animal friends in search of their displaced homes. Further tales of the riverbank episodes 1 9 hammy hamster. The show debuted as tales of the riverbank, and was shot in a makeshift toronto studio with a crew of two. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three cute and cuddly friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp who, having been swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on. Includes left hand and right hand fingering suggestions for the andante. Further tales of the riverbankchildrens audio book hammy hamster. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole. Vintage french childrens book fables of fontaine illustrated edition. Real live animals such as hammy the hamster and roderick the rat are cleverly moved around offcamera in order to tell stories for children. The original series was later broadcast on canadian and u. Jul 4, 2017 the original black and white tales of the riverbank series was. Hammy hamster, torontos most famous rodent export the star. Best movies like tales of the riverbank bestsimilar.
Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, marmalade. Instead of compo, foggy and clegg its heroes were rodents. This world famous childrens classic, now digitally remastered with some of the most popular characters to appear on childrens television is here to enjoy. Eccentric, vain and adventurous, gps inventions and ideas were most often responsible for the plot. Tales of the riverbank screen archives entertainment. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp the guinea pig who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey. These black and white episodes of tales from the riverbank took almost two years to complete, but were a massive global success and helped launch a. Sad but true, the series was filmed at cothy butts near fishbourne on the isle of wight.
Tales of the river bank early 1960s tv show youtube. The 15minute segments were initially rebuffed by the cbc, but. The picture book was a bbc programme which shown on monday afternoons as part of the. Real live animals such as hammy the hamster and roderick the rat are cleverly moved around offcamera in order to tell. A great way to introduce our kids to the world of the show, prepare to be disappointed first off, this is not a way to show kids tales of the riverbank hammy hamster once upon a hamster. Hammy the hamster and chums in drama laden live action adventure. Little mermaid jungle book fantasia 101 dalmations. These black and white episodes of tales from the riverbank took almost. Hammy hamster was the invention of paul sutherland and david ellison, who introduced him in 1959.
Three childrens books were published by scholastic publications ltd in 1993 based on the. Feb 28, 2015 1970s cbc show tales from the riverbank. Tales of the riverbank broward county library overdrive. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more pre. Tales of the riverbank nc kids digital library overdrive. The making of tales from the riverbank at ventnor baptist church on 16 apr 2011 16 apr 2011 at ventnor baptist church, the adventures of those improbable television stars of the 60s and again in the 80s for channel 4 hammy the hamster, captain roderick and professor guinea pig have been screened by networks around the world. Tv hammy hamster tales of the riverbank 10 dvd set 35. Tales of the riverbank, the latest series for channel 4 further tales of the riverbank sometimes called hammy hamster and once upon a hamster for the canadian version, is a british childrens television show developed from a canadian pilot. Produced by the team responsible for spitting image, the story follows the adventures of three rodent friends, hammy hamster voice of ardal ohanlon. Hammy is bethanys doting hamster with quite a talent. Tales of the riverbank tells the story of three cute and cuddly friends hammy hamster, roderick rat and gp who, having been swept down the river in a violent. Further tales of the riverbank by award winning creatorproducer dave ellison.
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