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Welcome to "thechestnut.com"
The home of Little Gems

This site is dedicated to the Little Gems of children's television programs that have long faded into memory such as Moondial, Into the Labyrinth, The Herbs, Cockleshell Bay, Alias the Jester, Belle and Sebastien, Murun Buchstansangur, The Singing Ringing Tree, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (as shown on Captain Kangaroo) and Portland Bill. It also includes recently discovered Gems such as The Big Knights. These and other classics may no longer be seen on our television screens but we hope that this site will bring back vivid memories of those lazy days of the summer school holidays. If you have any thoughts, suggestions, additions etc. then please email me.

As with all these childrens' programs, into the distance and into memory, we will not see their like again.


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Minor bits and pieces including scans, photos, start/end theme music etc..

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News John Ryan – A Retrospective A rare opportunity to see the works of Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan (1921-2009) on display in his home town of Rye

 
   

A Little Princess

 

Updated "Robinson Crusoe" - Radio Times Transmission details   Updated "The Flashing Blade" - Radio Times Transmission details  Minor edits across entire site 

  Updated "Belle and Sebastien" - Radio Times Transmission details    


The Herbs
The Herbs
Moondial
Moondial + Exclusive Interview
Portland Bill
Portland Bill
Deputy Dawg
Deputy Dawg
Hatty Town Tales
Hattytown
The Big Knights
The Big Knights
Mary, Mungo and Midge
Mary Mungo & Midge
Moschops
Moschops
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
Into the Labyrinth - Rothgo the Sorceror
Into The Labyrinth
Sir Prancelot
The Adventures of Sir Prancelot
Murun Buchstansangur
Murun Buchstansangur
Noah and Nelly
Noah and Nelly in SkylArk
Larry the Lamb - Toytown
Larry the Lamb and Stories from Toytown
Bertha
Bertha
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Vicky the Viking Vicky the Viking The Perishers
The Perishers
Pinky and Perky
Pinky and Perky
The Singing Ringing Tree
The Singing Ringing Tree
Alias the Jester
Alias the Jester
The Banana Splits
The Banana Splits
The Arabian Knights
The Arabian Knights
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
Joe - from the BBC Watch with Mother series)
Joe (Watch with Mother Series)
The Adventures of Kum Kum
The Adventures of Kum Kum
Wait 'Till Your Father Gets Home
Wait 'Till Your Father Gets Home
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1977 BBC)
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump
Belle and Sebastien
Belle and Sebastien
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Play School
Play School
Aubrey Aubrey Michael Bentine's Potty Time Michael Bentine's Potty Time Towser Towser
The Spooks of Bottle Bay
The Spooks of Bottle Bay
Puddle Lane Puddle Lane Bleep and Booster
Bleep and Booster
Cockleshell Bay Cockleshell Bay Pigeon Street Pigeon Street The Riddlers
The Riddlers
Godzilla Godzilla
The Tinderbox
The Tinderbox
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
The Snow Spider
The Snow Spider
The Little Green Man
The Little Green Man
Ludwig
Ludwig
Hector's House
Hector's House
The Flumps
The Flumps
Chocky
Chocky
The Children of Green Knowe
The Children of Green Knowe
Jigsaw
Jigsaw
Think Of A Number
Think Of A Number
Marine Boy
Marine Boy
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Jamie and the Magic Torch
Fingerbobs
Fingerbobs
Bod
Bod
The Adventures of HAL 5
The Adventures of HAL 5
Junket 89
Junket 89
King Rollo
King Rollo
Cloppa Castle
The Flashing Blade
The Flashing Blade
The Mole
The Mole
A Handful of Songs
A Handful of Songs
Animal Kwackers
Animal Kwackers
Pipkins
Pipkins
The December Rose
The December Rose
Ziggy's Gift
Ziggy's Gift
Lizzie Dripping
Lizzie Dripping
The Space Sentinels
The Space Sentinels
The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train
The Phantom Light
The Phantom Light
The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line
Barnaby
Barnaby
The Changes
The Changes
Chockablock
Chockablock
Champion the Wonder Horse
Champion the Wonder Horse
The Moomins
The Moomins
The Adventures of Rupert Bear
The Adventures of Rupert Bear
The Magic Ball
The Magic Ball
The Pingwings
The Pingwings
Wattoo Wattoo
Wattoo Wattoo
Pinny's House
Pinny's House
White Horses
White Horses
Issi Noho
Issi Noho
Hickory House
Hickory House
Paper Play
Paper Play

The Witches and the Grinnygog
The Witches and the Grinnygog
Earthfasts
Emlyn's Moon
Emlyn's Moon
Aliens in the Family
Aliens in the Family
The Chestnut Soldier
Come Back Lucy
A Little Princess