Little Big Time
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Little Big Time was a BBC children's television show that ran from 1968 until 1973 and starred Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers.
| Little Big Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by | Freddie Garrity |
| Starring | Freddie Garrity Pete Birrell |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 1968 – 1973 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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History[edit]
A pilot show aired in March 1968.[1]
Little Big Time consisted of variety acts and sketches that aired on Wednesday afternoons. The second series of the show had long segments titled Oliver In The Overworld that starred Freddie entering the overworld and befriending a grandfather clock named Oliver (portrayed by Pete Birrell, a founding member of Freddie and the Dreamers). Oliver had a bad memory however, he was looked after by The Undercog (played by Graham Haberfield.)[2]
The show was conceptualized as a rival to TV series The Monkees. According to Jeremy Simmonds, it was "a children's show rather suiting this group's low-level slap stick humor."[3] It was intended a medium to transition Freddie Garrity from rock star into being a television personality. The show attracted some distinguished writers: Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood, and David McKellar.
Filmed in Southampton University's Nuffield Theatre,[1] the first season was a variety show. Guests included ventriloquist John Bouchier[disambiguation needed] and Charles Lewson, "a man who spends his time digging through the British Museum for vintage song and dance routines." Second season included variety acts, e.g., Carl Ruger's Chimps, but transition to a panto segment entitled 'Oliver in the Overworld'. The third season was dominated by the 'Overworld' serial — Oliver must avoid the hungry drains. Oliver would spawn two full-length record albums.[4] Fourth season introduced Freddie's 'Joke Hall of Fame' which features a reprise for Tony Robinson.[5][better source needed] It was filmed before a live audience of children, who actually sang and participated in some of the songs.[4]
A Christmas special was created in 1973.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Southern variety show". The Stage. 1968-01-18. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ↑ How to make your own Undercog outfit[dead link] TV Times
- ↑ Simmonds, Jeremy (2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. United States: Chicago Review Press. p. 577. ISBN 9781613744789. ISBN 1613744781. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fleming, Dickie (November 2021). "Diggin' for Gold". Record Collector: 34.
- ↑ Telly Viewer (25 August 2018). "Curious British Telly: A Further 42 Lesser Known British Children's TV Shows".
- ↑ "ITV Christmas special of Southern's Little Big Time". The Stage. 1973-11-08. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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