Product Description
The charming adventures of a little gnome with a big heart. Based on the world famous children's books The Gnomes and The Secret Life of the Gnomes by Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen, David the Gnome headlined Channel Four's children's programming in the early 1990's. Narrated by Hollywood legend Christopher Plummer and featuring Tom Bosley (Mr Cunningham 'Happy Days', 'Father Dowling Investigate) as the voice of David, this classic animation is avaiable for the first time on DVD. David The Gnome is the wise woodland doctor who lives with his wife Lisa under a tree and protects all the inhabitants of the woods from the evil ogres and trolls. Join David on his journey to all the corners of the Gnome world as he travels on his trusty fox Swift, who he summons by whistling. Did you know? That a Gnome is seven times stronger than human beings? A Gnome's sense of smell is nineteen times more developed than yours? Why Gnomes wear pointy hats? Find out aobut these and many other curious facts, kept secret until now, with the kindly Dr Gnome as he dispenses his wise advice and teaches the Gnomes to love and respect nature. EPISODES 1. David, The Gnome, 2. The Little Sorcerer, 3. The Little Italian Girl, 4. The Baby Troll, 5. Building A House, 6. The Wedding, 7.A Day In The House, 8. The Professions Of Curing, 9. The Old Garden, 10. The Black Lake, 11. The Pond In The Forest, 12. The Magic Scalpel, 13. The Trapped Bear, 14. A Ride In The Forest, 15. The Woodcutter, 16. A Lesson For Kostja, 17. The Rescuing of the Hares, 18. The Broken Ankle, 19. The Stone Withouth Shadow, 20. The Flycatchers, 21. The Sleeping Bats, 22. The Party in the Windmill, 23. A Trip To Australia, 24. The Poisoned Wolf, 25. The Old Doctor, 26. The Mountains Of Beyond. Includes four bonus episodes, exclusive printable David The Gnome colouring pictures, Episode synopsis, Welsh language episode: 'Dafydd The Gnome' as seen on S4C and photo gallery.
