Desert Crusader

[Mortartube]

In the late 1960's there was a French dubbed TV programme shown in the UK called the desert crusader. It featured a crusader and his arabic companion. Some people seem to remember it but I can't find any more informationthan this. Please help if you can as this has driven me nuts for YEARS.

[RCP]

I asked about this a while back but nobody could even give me the title of it - so thanks for that. I thought I was the only person who watched it on Saturday mornings along with Casey Jones & Champion the Wonder Horse!

[RCP]

Okay, it appears that the original French title may have been Thibaud the Crusader but the only references I can find are about a French TV movie of that name from 1968.

[LeMarchand]

I could have sworn that it actually had "sword" in the title somewhere, but all the sources I found confirmed the "Desert Crusader" title (at least in the UK). I'm SURE I've seen a reference to it with a different (UK) title recently, though. Anyway, try here: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0168387 ; here: http://tv.cream.org/arkd.htm and novelist Elizabeth Chadwick seems to mention the show in a few interviews as an inspiration. BTW, I can remember watching the show (along with "The Aeronauts") and being impressed.

[Mortartube]

Thanks to everybody for the replies. The IMDB link posted by LeMarchand was very useful as it gives cast credits and other useful information, like there were 26 X 30 min episodes for instance. If I find out anything significant, I'll post back here on the AB. BTW the French titles were Thibaud des croisades and Thibaud ou les croisades. I also remember Champion the wonder horse and Casey Jones (Based on a real character, search on google). Before Casey Jones on a Saturday, I used to watch Ali Bongo's Magic Circus. Ahhhh memories.

[Mortartube]

I can't quite believe this, but after all of these years, I've found an MP� of the desert crusader theme tune called "thibaud or crusades" on this link. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&
u=http://membres.lycos.fr/fcouma/series_tv_t.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthibaud%2Bou%2Bles%2Bcroisades%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN

[Merthyr Imp]

Hello!

I recently posted a request to find the title of my favourite programme. That man in white was a real dish wasn't he.

If this is the one you mean:

http://livingthehistoryelizabethchadwick.blogs pot.com/2008/04/tall-dark-and-handsome.html

I have now purchased a copy from ebay.com and am waiting for it to arrive!

[john40dalek]

I have Radio Times magazine - Desert Crusader
John