Johnny Morris Bedtime Stories (Vintage Beeb) Reviews


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Johnny Morris Bedtime Stories (Vintage Beeb)

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Includes 14 bedtime stories such as: 'Charley and Gladys, the Warthogs'; 'Lulu, the Baby Seal'; 'The Kookaburras'; 'Bubbles the Hippopotamus'; 'Chatterbox the Budgerigar'; 'Hooter the Elephant'; 'Mark and Cark the Jackdaws'; 'Mark and Cark's new nest'; 'Big Banghead and Little Bumpnut'; 'Harum Scarum's mistake'; and, more.


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Johnny Morris Bedtime Stories (Vintage Beeb) Reviews


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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Animal Magic Indeed, 22 Mar 2010
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The Wolf (uk) - See all my reviews
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For any child growing up in the 1960's and 70's
Johnny Morris was unavoidable (not that you'd
have wanted to avoid him anyway!) His instantly
recognisable and reassuringly avuncular voice
became familiar via radio and television to
countless thousands of households across the
country who welcomed him into their homes with
a big smile and open arms.

I was a big fan of Hammy The Hamster and Roderick
The Rat on the Watch With Mother programme 'Tales
Of The Riverbank' when I was but a small cub!

His zoo keeper persona for the long running programme
'Animal Magic' is brought back to life on this delightful
series of BBC radio recordings first broadcast in 1972.

'Bedtime Stories For Children' is just what they are and
there a fourteen of them to enchant your little ones.
Mr Morris's uncanny and very funny ability to give
personalities to so many animals through the clever
manipulation... Read more
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia for me and the children enjoyed it too, 31 Oct 2010
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This collection of animal stories by the late Johnny Morris of "Animal Magic" fame, will strike a nostalgic chord with anyone who watched BBC children's television in the 1960s and 1970s. Told by Morris, each of the fourteen stories takes the form of a visit by a zoo keeper to one of the animals to say goodnight, and to chat about the often funny events of the day. Each creature has a different personality and a different voice and is wonderfully brought to life by Morris's wonderful delivery. There are no high-tech effects here, just simple stories enthusiastically recounted to excellent effect.
For people of my generation, this collection is pure nostalgia, but I wanted to find out what my children (aged 8,7 and 4) thought, so we put the disc on for a car journey and they loved it, listening intently and chuckling at the gentle humour. It just shows that 21st century children don't necessarily have to have high-tech presentations to maintain their interest - these classic tales... Read more
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Old Johnny, 21 Mar 2010
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Older readers will require no introduction to Johnny Morris. For the rest, dressed as a zoo keeper at Bristol Zoo, he appeared on BBC Children's television in the 1960's and 70's with his programme Animal Magic. He used to put words around shots of animals in the zoo which was all delightful.

This disc contains a number of his own stories, originally recorded for the GPO dial-a-bedtime story service, and first released in 1972. As a collection there is a touch of repetition, probably as they were only meant to be heard one at a time, but all have charm and are easy listening.

The packaging has been thoughtfully done. As well as the original LP cover as the CD cover, the CD itself is black - the topside label even has pretend grooves!

Whilst the packaging and the nostalgia will appeal to older parents and grandparents, the stories will charm the little ones no end.
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