Hotch Potch House
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Hotch Potch House is a TV show from the 90s aimed at preschool children. Hotch Potch House featured Richard Coombs
Richard Coombs
Richard Coombs is a puppeteer from England, who has worked extensively on many British television shows, feature films, commercials & music videos. In 1987 & 1988, he worked on the ITV Saturday morning children's show, Get Fresh, where he operated the puppet, Gilbert the Alien, alongside fellow...

 as Raggs, Francis Wright
Francis Wright
Francis Wright is a British actor, puppeteer, and writer.-Biography:Wright was educated at St Paul's School, and studied drama at the Arts Educational Schools, where he graduated with honours...

 as Shelley and Rebecca Nagan as Woolie. It was directed by Vivienne Cozens. It was shot at Grip house Studios. The stated aim was to "have the puppets teach children about their emotions and feelings in a way that relates to them." One feature was an animated storytime called "The Mouse House" told by Nana. The series is no longer in production.

The miniature Hotch Potch House spins round once and the camera focuses at a different part of it which indicates something.
  • Eye - Eyewitness
  • Front Door - Letter of the Week - a b c d e f
  • Chimney - Number of the Week - 1 2 3 4 5
  • Tree - Activities
  • Window - Songs & Rhymes
  • Garden Gate - Out and About


The Mouse House
  • Animation - Ealing Animation (El Nombre
    El Nombre
    El Nombre is an animated masked Mexican gerbil originally from a series of educational television shows called Numbertime - a BBC schools programme about mathematics. His first appearance was in 1993 and he became such a success that his interstitial part was soon extended to a five minute short ,...

    )
  • Nana's Voice - Tina Gray


Letter/Number of the Week
  • Animation - Alan Rogers and Peter Lang (Pigeon Street
    Pigeon Street
    Pigeon Street was an animated children's television series originally shown on the BBC in 1981 as part of its 'See-saw' strand for pre-schoolers. There were two series with eight and five episodes respectively, each programme lasting fifteen minutes...

    )
  • Number Song - Steve Brown


Music
  • Paddy Kingsland
    Paddy Kingsland
    Paddy Kingsland is a composer of electronic music best known for his incidental music for science fiction series on BBC radio and television whilst working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Educated at Eggars Grammar School, Alton, in Hampshire, he joined the BBC as a tape editor before moving on to...

  • Stephen McNeff


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...

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