Heads and Tails is a BBC TV's children's programme written and produced by Michael Cole with voices and music by Derek Griffiths.[1] The 15 minute programme designed for pre-school children, featured archive and specially shot footage of domestic and wild animals. The narration was interspersed with comical conversations between animals and songs, often referring to certain animal characteristics in humorous ways, such as the nose of the proboscis monkey.[2] The programme was first aired on BBC in 1977 with a second series in 1979. In 1980 a vinyl LP was realised with songs written by Cole and performed by Derek Griffiths.[3]
| Heads and Tails | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Michael Cole |
| Starring | Derek Griffiths |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15'00 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
Cole and Griffiths had previously worked together on Play School and Bod.[4]
Heads and Tails Vinyl LP
editReleased in 1980 by BBC records, with lyrics by Michael Cole and music by Derek Griffiths[5]
Side 1 - Dog-a-Long
01 Heads and Tails / Wag-a-Lot / Dog-a-Long
02 Ladybird / Ants / Butterflies
03 Foxtrot Territory
04 Pigs On the Trot / Wallowing Good
05 Silence Too Has a Tale to Tell
06 Diving Ducks
07 Clumsy Swan
08 Gulls
09 Dig In Quick
Side 2 - The World Over
10 Life Gets Everywhere
11 Too Hot to Handle / Hey Mum!
12 The World Over
13 Run Cheetah Run
14 Coat of Many Colours
15 Proboscis Monkeys / Colobus Monkey
16 Home Is a Hole
17 Get Up and Go
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Off the Telly".
- ^ "Derek Griffiths – Heads And Tails (1980, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs.
- ^ "Toonhound - BOD (1975)".
- ^ "Derek Griffiths – Heads And Tails (1980, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs.