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Looking for something really interesting to read? Then, to be honest, this probably ain't it, Charlie. Nevertheless, I shall persevere in the hope that at least some of the
In Britain, the above-mentioned 1957 German movie for children was first shown, split into three weekly episodes, on BBC 1 on November 19th 1964 (as part of their 'Tales From Europe' series), and this immediately creates a problem for me, memory-wise. You see, for years, I was sure I'd first watched this programme while living in the house prior to the one I was actually living in when I saw it. (We'd moved only around four months before.) However, the two houses were only minutes apart, and my brother (with me in tow) occasionally called upon friends in our old house's street before going to school in the mornings. (Since the last three fourths of our route to school was the same from the second house as it was from the first, this has probably added to my confusion.)
Anyway, the most obvious explanation is that, the morning after The Singing Ringing Tree made its debut, we likely trekked up to our old street, and then, in the company of my brother's pals, traversed the same route to school as formerly, excitedly talking about the programme on the way. (It made quite an impression back in the day, and was voted the 20th spookiest show ever in a 2004 readers' poll in The RADIO TIMES.) It's probably the fact of being in our old street that day which formed the association of the programme in my mind with my previous house, even though we were ensconced in another abode at the time.
But that's enough of my self-indulgent reminiscences you'll be glad to hear. A few years ago, I bought the DVD of the film, which is in colour and runs for around 71 minutes. Fortunately it includes the British narration used by the BBC, but I wish it had also included the option of watching it in three instalments, as it had originally been show in the UK in 1964. Still, being able to hear and see it again is a great experience, and if you saw this programme as a kid, I'm sure you'd enjoy reliving part of your youth as you enter the autumn of your years. I saw The Singing Ringing Tree again, two or three times over the years (before I acquired the DVD) in two other houses, but it's still the house I wasn't living in with which I mainly associate it. Funny that, eh?
Enjoy the screen grabs from the DVD, which should still be available on the NETWORK, digitally-remastered release - 7952133.
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