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... Morris's voice morphs brilliantly into the animals in his tales -- Times
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This title includes 14 bedtime stories, written and told by Johnny Morris. It includes: "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"; "Snowdrop the Polar Bear"; "Toodle-oo solves the problem"; "Snapper the Crocodile"; and, "Tubthump the Gorilla". "Vintage Beeb": classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now reissued on CD. "...Morris' voice morphs brilliantly into the animals in his tales." ("Times"). This recording was previously released on LP in 1972.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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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 and modulation of his voice is nothing
short of magical. You do not have to see them to believe
that they are speaking. He brings them to vivid life in
our mind's eye. What a marvellous gift in every sense!
My own particular favorites include 'Lulu, the Baby Seal',
a tale of a seal who loses her way and ends up in a zoo
(the voice captures her sense of confusion and lonliness
without barely a fully-formed word being spoken); 'The
Kookaburras', too, who laugh uproariously for no other
reason than that the sound of their own laughter gives
them cause to laugh even more and the totally wonderful
'Hooter the Elephant', whose stifled voice never quite gets
beyond the end of his trunk and in whose tale a thoroughly
obnoxious little boy alomost gets his just deserts were it
not for Hooter's more than generous intervention.
I had not heard Mr Morris's voice for many years and
rediscovering it again on this splendid release was
both a nostalgic and thoroughly moving experience.
For the very young and not-so-young alike 'Bedtime Stories' is
a veritable treasure trove of delights and gentle imaginings.
Essential
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 and modulation of his voice is nothing
short of magical. You do not have to see them to believe
that they are speaking. He brings them to vivid life in
our mind's eye. What a marvellous gift in every sense!
My own particular favorites include 'Lulu, the Baby Seal',
a tale of a seal who loses her way and ends up in a zoo
(the voice captures her sense of confusion and lonliness
without barely a fully-formed word being spoken); 'The
Kookaburras', too, who laugh uproariously for no other
reason than that the sound of their own laughter gives
them cause to laugh even more and the totally wonderful
'Hooter the Elephant', whose stifled voice never quite gets
beyond the end of his trunk and in whose tale a thoroughly
obnoxious little boy alomost gets his just deserts were it
not for Hooter's more than generous intervention.
I had not heard Mr Morris's voice for many years and
rediscovering it again on this splendid release was
both a nostalgic and thoroughly moving experience.
For the very young and not-so-young alike 'Bedtime Stories' is
a veritable treasure trove of delights and gentle imaginings.
Essential
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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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 were thoroughly appreciated. I think these stories would be suitable for children from about age 2 upwards, and it would be great to listen to one story each night at bedtime - you'd have a fortnight's worth then. This disc would make a great alternative present for a young child - definitely recommended!
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 were thoroughly appreciated. I think these stories would be suitable for children from about age 2 upwards, and it would be great to listen to one story each night at bedtime - you'd have a fortnight's worth then. This disc would make a great alternative present for a young child - definitely recommended!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wonderful, keeps my children quiet which is a miracle!
When I was growing up in the 1970s I loved Johnny Morris and "Animal Magic" was one of my favourite programmes. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Camilla Macaulay
Pure genius
I bought this to help get my 2-year old twins to settle down at bedtime. Before I got this CD they would bounce around in their cot, throw their pillows out etc. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Jennie CJ
johnny morris
This will do exactly what I want, which is to bring to my anglo-american grand-daughter, something of the traditon her mother was brought up in. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Jane Clarke
Nostalgia
Wow just hearing Johnny Morris' voice brings back memories of watching 'Animal Magic'. My age of innocence was all about watching this programme and hearing the delightful... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jamie Male
RECOMENDED
This was a present for my 10 year old grandaughter, she enjoys listenening to this in bed every night...so a very good buy
Published 1 month ago by dissapointed
Brilliant!
I am always trying to find good quality audio books for my kids (aged 3, 5 and 8) and this one is perfect. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hazel
Trip down memory lane
I loved Johnny Morris when I was a kid. I got this disc for my own children but have to admit I enjoyed it myself. My daughter must have listtened to all the stories a dozen times.
Published 2 months ago by Dr. W. E. Allen
This CD has single-handedly stopped my 7-year old's bedtime antics!
Lovely stories, all told by the wonderful JM. My 7- and 5-year-olds love this CD more than anything else we own :-)
Published 2 months ago by A. Caswell
Lovely CD Highly recommended
I bought this for my 4 year old boy's birthday together with the More Bedtime Stories CD as I thought it would appeal to him as he loves animals. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Natalie W
Love it
Bought this for my 2 and half yr old son at my husbands insistence. It is fab...nostalgia for the parents and my little boy loves hearing about the animals and listening to the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kate W
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