| Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Edward McLachlan |
| Written by | Glyn Frewler |
| Directed by | Ivor Wood |
| Narrated by | Bernard Cribbins |
| Theme music composer | Mike Batt |
| Composer | Mike Batt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Editor | Helen Kelsey |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production companies | FilmFair London Thames Television [1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 5 October 1974 – 1976 |
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British-Canadian children's animated series about the adventures of a young boy named Simon, who has a magic blackboard. [2] Things that Simon draws on the chalkboard become real in the Land of Chalk Drawings, a parallel world which Simon can enter by climbing over a fence near his home with a ladder. The stories often revolve around the unintended effects that Simon's drawings have on the Land of Chalk Drawings, such as when an upset Simon draws a picture of his angry self, which goes on a rampage.
Contents
- Original episodes
- Series overview
- Series 1
- Series 2
- 2002 revival
- Parody
- See also
- References
- External links
The programme is based upon a series of four children's books by Edward McLachlan. It was produced in the mid-1970s by FilmFair Productions in London for ITV and was originally a five-minute programme, broadcast around tea time in Britain. Despite that, it was first screened in Canada during CBC's Children's Cinema program on 5 October 1974 while selected ITV regions didn't start showing the program until 27 March 1976. [3] [4] It also became familiar to North American audiences in the mid-1970s when it was featured on Captain Kangaroo (where it was narrated by Bob Keeshan instead of Bernard Cribbins), later on Pinwheel , and after that, on Romper Room . In Canada, it aired on TVOntario. The writer and performer of the theme song is Mike Batt, with his first wife Wendy on vocals. Mike Batt also wrote the theme for The Wombles , also produced by FilmFair and narrated by Bernard Cribbins.