Heads and Tails (TV series)

Heads and Tails
Created byMichael Cole
StarringDerek Griffiths
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time15'00
Original release
NetworkBBC
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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]

Cole and Griffiths had previously worked together on Play School and Bod.[4]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Off the Telly".
  3. ^ "Derek Griffiths – Heads And Tails (1980, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Toonhound - BOD (1975)".