Kids Foreign Puppet(?) Programme From The 60'S

[dtibbey]

I remember it being quite spooky sometimes. The only part I can remember is about a swan?? I just can't seem to pull anymore out of my memory. It would have been around mid 60's??

[dannyk13]

Topo Gigio?
http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/4/Topo_Gigio.htm

[barry1010]

No, doesn't ring any bells with me. The only foreign, spooky series I can think of is The Singing Ringing Tree which had a big bear, a goldfish, a unicorn and all manner of strange things. It wasn't a puppet show but did have some costumed characters and props - could have featured a swan.

[WordyGurdy]

"The Singing Ringing Tree" was one of the foreign cinema films edited by the BBC into episodes of "Tales From Europe". https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/tales-from-europe/

[Mamyalynne]

That's the one , well done.

[10ClarionSt]

Don't forget The Puppets of Rubovia!

[dtibbey]

Thank you. It was the singing ringing tree. I thought I was going mad as everyone I spoke to had no idea what it was and thought i had made it up! :)

[barry1010]

That programme gave a lot of kids the heebie jeebies. Do you remember Children of the Stones?

[Gromit]

[jackthehat]

I treated myself to the DVD of the Singing Ringing Tree. It wasn't until it arrived that I realised it was actually in colour.... :o)

Would the BBC be allowed to inflict something so unsettling on today's kiddies? LoL

I enjoyed Children of The Stones and would love to watch it, again, to see how closely it resembles my memory.

'The Changes' was another quite grown-up series which un-nerved me at the time.

[barry1010]

I don't remember 'The Changes' but reading the Wiki entry it seems interesting.
You can watch the full series of 'Children of the Stones' on YouTube
listen to a radio remake https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08sy3qx/episodes/player

[jackthehat]

Thanks for that, Barry.
I'll make a note of it. :o)

[barry1010]

jack, I tend not to watch fondly remembered series - they always seem to be a big let down. Some things are best left as memories, much like ex girlfriends :D

[dtibbey]

Thank you Barry, It certainly was odd, and yes, I agree, I doubt very much it would be inflicted on the kids of today. I remember it as being quite frightening. Maybe my mum made us watch it when we had been naughty??