Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree explained

Genre:	Children's
Producer:	Pamela Lonsdale
Director:	Robert Reed
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Runtime:	30 minutes
Company:	Thames Television

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.^{[1] [2]} 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

The series was recorded at Teddington Studios in Studio 2.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Williams. Andrew. Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree. April 1971. Look-in.
2. Web site: Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree. NostalgiaCentral. 5 June 2020.
3. Web site: Newsletter. 29 January 1971. thames.today. 5 June 2020.
4. Web site: Elephant's Eggs in a Rhubarb Tree. tvbrain.info.