The old nursery rhyme made into a play with music by Capel Annand and H. E. Todd.
In this tale of 'Once upon a time' viewers meet the King, the Queen, the Lord Chamberlain, the Royal Cook-a very important personage who made the famous blackbird pie-and Araminta, the Royal kitchen maid.
Father Blackbird and his tiresome son William also appear, together with some of the four and twenty.
The story takes place a very long time ago in an imaginary land where the most improbable happenings are of daily occurrence; even the weekly washing behaves in an unusual manner.
Icebergs in the Atlantic have always been a danger to ships at sea, especially at night-time or in fog. This film shows how the sailors of many nations work together to patrol the seas and warn ships of danger.
(to 18.00)
A play in verse by T.S. Eliot
[Starring] Marie Ney, Catherine Lacey and David Markham
The scene is a country house in the North of England, the exterior specially drawn by John Piper, the interior designed by Barry Learoyd.
(Second performance: Friday at 8.30)
(sound only)
(to 22.25)
