Crystal Tipps and Alistair
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Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a British
cartoon
produced for the BBC
featuring a girl (Crystal Tipps) and her dog (Alistair) as well as their friends Birdie and Butterfly.
Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a five-minute, 50-episode animation as well (with a 20-minute Christmas special), first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who were also contracted to make the Charley Says
and the controversial Protect and Survive
public information film
s for the Central Office of Information
.
The series had no dialogue but rather was accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade.
United Kingdom
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cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
produced for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
featuring a girl (Crystal Tipps) and her dog (Alistair) as well as their friends Birdie and Butterfly.
Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a five-minute, 50-episode animation as well (with a 20-minute Christmas special), first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who were also contracted to make the Charley Says
Charley Says
Charley Says was a series of very short cut-out animated cartoon Public Information Films for children, shown in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s for London's Central Office of Information.-Overview:...
and the controversial Protect and Survive
Protect and Survive
Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consisted of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts,...
public information film
Public information film
Public Information Films are a series of government commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in the UK. The US equivalent is the Public Service Announcement .-Subjects:...
s for the Central Office of Information
Central Office of Information
The Central Office of Information is the UK government's marketing and communications agency. Its Chief Executive, currently Mark Lund, reports to the Minister for the Cabinet Office...
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The series had no dialogue but rather was accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade.
Credits
- Designed and Written by: Graham McCallum and Hilary Hayton
- Music Composed by: Paul Reade
- Animation Directed by: Richard Taylor
- Animator: Maggie Clarke
- Produced by: Michael Grafton-Robinson
- A BBC TV/Q3 London Co-Production