Charlie Chalk: Shipwrecked Charlie [VHS]

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Bertha was created by Woodland Animations, who also produced the shows Postman Pat, Charlie Chalk and Gran for the BBC. Episodes were written by Eric Charles and Stephen Flewers, and designed, produced and directed by Ivor Wood, co-founder of the Woodland company. Roy Kinnear and Sheila Walker voiced the characters, and Kinnear narrated. The main title music (as well as some of the other songs) featured the singing of Guy Fletcher. The songs "Tracy's Robot Song", "Mrs Tupp" and "Isn't it Nice?" from the Bertha 12-inch vinyl record feature the vocals of Stephanie de Sykes. Hallmark and Carlton Home Entertainment released the first four episodes on a single video in 1994. In 2011, Classic Media released a DVD entitled Fun with Friends: Volume One containing one episode of Bertha. Bertha - The title character, an old machine at the factory who has been modernised over the 50 years she has worked at the factory. She helps the rest of the Spottiswood & Company factory during each episode in some way or another.

Charlie Chalk Compilation - 75 mins - An Ivor Wood Animation Charlie Chalk Compilation - 75 mins - An Ivor Wood Animation

On 27 November 1989 one episode of Bertha was on the VHS release which was exclusive to W.H. Smith Postman Pat and Friends alongside Postman Pat and Charlie Chalk.Arnold's Night Out would get re-released as part of the 1989 WHSmith video release Postman Pat and Friends (WHS 4301) and the 1993 BBC Video release Children's BBC Television Favourites (BBCV 5118). Ted Turner – Chief machine operator (who shows a number of influences of the late veteran TV presenter Bruce Forsyth) Finally, from 1999 to 2000, Contender Entertainment released 9 episodes on VHS on their "Nippers" label. It will soon be Litterbug's birthday; Charlie and the other inhabitants of Merrytwit cannot think of a gift to give Litterbug for his birthday, they decide to explore the island for the perfect gift. In the middle of The Coconut Harvest, Trader Jones makes a wish and before anyone knows what has happened, Mary The Hover Fairy appears. She grants Trader's wish and he discovers magic may not be the best way to harvest coconuts.

Charlie Chalk (1988) - The Complete Collection : Woodland

The series originally first aired on BBC1 in the UK on 20 October 1988 until 22 December 1988 for the first 10 episodes then moved to BBC2 for the remaining three.Mary the Hover Fairy: An old fairy who often proves useful due to her ability to cast spells, provided her magic wand, Houdini, has not wandered off again. She is getting old, so has decided to settle down on Merrytwit. She now lives on Buttercup, serving as Mildred's first mate.