Very rare clip from the mideighties smallfilms series, based on the book by rumer godden. Having gained the affection of the dane sisters, marchpane uses the dolls house lights, which contain real paraffin, to start a fire and trap apple. If ive missed some, im always glad to hear about them. Now one of her most endearing classics is being reissued for a new generation of readers. Creates a warm and cosy glow in your dolls house room covid19 service update we are currently open and dispatching orders for delivery within the uk as usual. The book was republished at the time of the tv series under the same title as the show. It is based on rumer goddens the dolls house, originally published in 1947, and focuses on the toys in a victorian dolls house belonging to sister.
When i was feverishly hunting through my book collection for a story suitable for my friends five. Her first hundred years is a doll like tottie a doll who, by the end of the story, has existed for many years and passed through many hands. Early 80s kids stopanimation dolls house in the answerbank. Jul 07, 2006 tottie or the story of a doll s house made by. Darkest moments in childrens tv page 2 digital spy. Based on books by rumer godden, this weighty and sometimes sombre stopmotion animation focused on the toy dolls belonging to sisters emily and charlotte dane. Ivor the engine wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Dolls are not like people, people choose, but dolls can only be chosen full dvd available from uk.
She guesses that birdie will try to save her little boy, and knows that as birdie is made of celluloid she will quickly burn. Having gained the measure of her housemates, marchpane used the dolls house lights, which contain real paraffin, to start a fire, and trap. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably black narcissus in 1947. My four favourite 1980s childrens tv programmes slummy. It featured a glacially beautiful, morally twisted doll called march payne who in her endeavours to become the sole object of her owners affection started a house fire with paraffin that resulted in the. The doll family are owned by two sisters, emily and charlotte, and are very happy, except for one thing. She guessed that birdie would try to save her little boy, and knew that birdie was made of cellulose and would burn very quickly and easily and that was. The story of a dolls house young puffin books new edition by rumer, godden isbn. Now, perhaps something changes as the story progressed. Glowing fires to connect to your dolls house lighting circuit. Feb 26, 2020 for it had been arranged that while the doll s house stood in the courtyard they might ask the girls at school, two at a time, to come and look.
Tottie was the very first programme aimed at children to contain a murder, and the episode where birdie melts trying to save apple in a fire deliberately started by the evil doll marchpane pretty much scarred me for life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Based on the children s novel of the same name by rumer godden, this 10part stopmotion animated miniseries tells the story of tottie, a small wooden dutch doll, and her family of dolls, which were made up of mr plantaganet father, mrs plantaganet aka birdie mother, apple little brother and darner pet dog. The girls want to fix up the house, but dont have enough money to get what the dolls house is about a group of dolls who all come together and are owned by two little girls, emily and charlotte. Set in victorian norway, nora eventually flees her marriage and children in an attempt to discover herself despite being confined by patriarchal society.
While he works diligently at a bank, she looks after their. Operating from london and new york, goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. It is the musical equivalent of oliver postgates all but forgotten 1984 childrens television adaptation tottie. To be honest, not surprised people were so sceptical that such a childrens programme existed.
Their happiness is shattered by the arrival of one of the houses original residents. The theme tune alone sets a scene of comfort and security and birdie and mr. It enjoyed success in the 1980s with films such as chariots of fire 1981, gandhi 1982, local hero 1983, the killing fields 1984, hope and glory 1987, all dogs go to heaven 1989, and a room with a view 1985. Tottie the story of a doll s house the murder of gentle birdie by evil doll marchpane. A few of her works were co written by her sister, jon godden, who wrote. The only other merchandise relating to the tv series was a tiein book okay, it contained a photo of the dolls house and tottie of rumer goddens original version of the story of a dolls house. A dolls house by henrick ibsen tells the story of nora, a woman who is treated like a doll in her own home. It is based on the dolls house, a childrens novel written by rumer godden originally published in 1947, and focuses on the toys living in a victorian dolls house belonging to sisters emily and charlotte dane. We have recently had the pleasure of working with the dragons friendly society once again to produce the dvd video of. The series with the doll burning in the doll s house was tottie. Tottie the story of a doll s house 1980s animated series now available on dvd duration.
This was an animated series made in 1984, based on a book published in 1947. It is based on rumer goddens the dolls house, originally published in 1947, and focuses on the toys in a victorian dolls house belonging to sisters emily and charlotte dane. Based on the childrens novel of the same name by rumer godden, this 10part stopmotion animated miniseries tells the story of tottie, a small wooden dutch doll, and her family of dolls. Tottie the story of a dolls house by oliver postgate and peter firmin, small films. Unlike tottie, however, she is a very grand doll, made of kid and china and clothed in lace. I mean there was a dolls house and an evil doll moves in and starts a fire in which another doll is burnt to death. The series with the doll burning in the dolls house was tottie. Jul 07, 2006 the girls had an ornate dolls house, whose inhabitants were happy and carefree. The main chatacter was a doll called totty and she lived in a dolls house with another doll called birdie, a male doll and a little boy. The story of a dolls house is a 1984 stop motion animated television series produced by smallfilms, directed and narrated by oliver postgate. For those who remember tottie when it was first shown, these films made quite an impression, not only because they have gone down in history as the first childrens programme to include a murder, but for the enormous skill in animation, voice, and editing which oliver brought to rumer godden s haunting story. Goldcrest films is an independent british distribution, production, post production, and finance company. Buy tottie the story of a dolls house from amazons movies store. But then a new arrival starts to wreak havoc in the dolls house.
Goldcrest films was founded by jake eberts in january 1977. You should never have watched this without a your mother present or b valium handy. Henrik ibsen s 1879 play a doll s house portrays the disintegration of the marriage between nora and torvald helmer in the wake of a major revelation nora, a seemingly. Oct 17, 2019 author rumer godden wrote more than 60 books for audiences of all ages, including 1947s tottie. Follow the adventures of fireman sam and his colleagues as they protect the citizens of the welsh town of pontypandy.
The story of a doll s house is a 1984 stop motion animated television series produced by smallfilms, directed and narrated by oliver postgate. The dolls house short story wikisource, the free online. It is based on rumer godden s the dolls house, originally published in 1947, and focuses on the toys in a victorian dolls house belonging to sisters emily and charlotte dane. I remember it from tv when i was little and dh tracked down the. The story of a dolls house, one of the dolls is burned to death.
The story of a dolls house which became an animated series in 1984 and ran with the tagline dolls are not like peoplepeople choose, but dolls can only be chosen and 1954s impunity jane. Disney frozen princess magic clip dolls waterpark story time magiclip. Hay burnell s childrenisabel,kezia,lottie kelvey s childrenelse,lil emmie cole,lena logan aunt beryl the only thing that the author gives away at the end. There is something very ibsenesque about tottie henrik ibsen wrote a play called the dolls house, of course, and its vision of fate and predestination. The story of a dolls house was the evil sibling to oliver postgates beloved bagpuss, a story that also used the idea of toys coming to life and humans appearing only in old fashioned looking photographs. The story of a dolls house is a 1984 stop motion animated television. Marchpane uses the dolls house lights, which contain real paraffin, to start a fire and trap boy doll apple. Tottie, mr plantaganet, birdie, apple, and the dog, darner, live in a shoebox, and are the beloved toys of two little girls called emily and charlotte. Jan 31, 2019 these are the dollhouse fiction books that are in my collection. Inside the dollhouse by hilary unwin the story of a little doll watching with mounting excitement as a doll s house is built and furnished before her eyes. Tottie the story of a dolls house the murder of gentle birdie by evil doll marchpane.
Obscure childrens books that you used to love mumsnet. Tottie or the story of a dolls house tottie or the story of a dolls house made by. Guys and dolls i was certainly old enough to have watched both series of tottie during their various airings, but the memories i had were very vague. The story of a dolls house in which a befrocked victorian doll burns another doll to death in a fit of jealousy and jan svankmajers psychosexual stopmotion menagerie jabberwocky. Why the dollhouse metaphor remains so indelible bitch media.
In this excellent short story by katherine mansfield, we are presented with the burnell sisters, called isabel. Margaret rumer godden obe 10 december 1907 8 november 1998 was an english author of over 60 fiction and nonfiction books written under the name of rumer godden. To their delight, their wish comes true when emily and charlotte fix up a victorian dolls house just for them. It was an oliver postgate of ivor the engine, bagpuss etc. With anna caldermarshall, una stubbs, olwen griffiths, naomi shaw. List of childrens television series by country wikipedia. For those who remember tottie when it was first shown, these films made quite an impression, not only because they have gone down in history as the first childrens programme to include a murder, but for the enormous skill in animation, voice, and editing which oliver brought to rumer goddens haunting story. It was very weird and featured a storyline about a horrible china doll murdering another flammable doll by setting fire to the house so she melted. The story of a dolls house is a 1984 animated television series produced by smallfilms, directed and narrated by oliver postgate.
See more ideas about fiction books, books and fiction. At the moment ds and i are reading tottie the story of a dolls house. To be honest, not surprised people were so sceptical that such a children s programme existed. The dolls all want a doll house to live in, so when emily and charlotte recieve the house from their greatgreat aunt, the dolls are happy. Tottie is a hundred years old or so i cant remember exactly and belonged to the girls greatgreat aunt, and she remembers the doll house she once lived in. At first glance it looks like a nice little story about dolls living in a dolls house, but it is actually quite dark with a story line that eastenders would be proud of. Plus all sorts of creatures living in the cracks and crevices of the rabbit familys house.
Mar 25, 2017 this treatment of henrik ibsen s play, a doll s house, by director patrick garland and actors claire bloom and anthony hopkins, is especially strong. Based on the childrens novel of the same name by rumer godden, this 10part stopmotion animated miniseries tells the story of tottie, a small wooden dutch doll, and her family of dolls, which were made up of mr plantaganet father, mrs plantaganet aka birdie mother, apple little brother and darner pet dog. Regaled with stories about the fantastic dolls house tottie used to live in, though, the dolls soon begin to wish that they could live in such a. Not to stay to tea, of course, or to come traipsing through the house. Her first hundred years follows hitty throughout her life, rather than as in the dolls house, only. Margaret rumer godden obe 10 december 1907 8 november 1998 was an english author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books. Mostly harmless, the fifth book of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, ends. A doll s house 1973 nora helmer jane fonda lives a quiet life with her husband, torvald david warner, in a small norwegian town. But just to stand quietly in the courtyard while isabel pointed out the beauties, and lottie and kezia looked pleased. Also living with them was tottie, a wooden, painted doll, who was thoughtful and sensible and, despite being the daughterfigure, really kept the house together.
Garland manages to transcend the plot contrivances which i found, on reading henrik ibsen s play, to make the story almost unbelievable, and instead, create characters and a story that seem real. When i was just shy of six years old, i saw an oliver postgate programme called tottie. Margaret rumer godden obe 10 december 1907 8 november 1998 was an english author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books written under the name of rumer godden. I mean there was a doll s house and an evil doll moves in and starts a fire in which another doll is burnt to death. Jun 02, 2010 this is a short extract from a new dvd tottie, the story of a dolls house. Author rumer godden wrote more than 60 books for audiences of all ages, including 1947s tottie. Rumer godden project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. I pinned them from other places rather than trying to photograph them myself.
Hay went back to town after staying with the burnells she sent the children a doll s house. One programme that made a big impression on me, but which no one else i spoke to remembered, was tottie, the story of a dolls house. But and im truly sorry about this, rumer i only recognised her name from a very bizarre kids tv show called tottie. It was so big that the carter and pat carried it into the courtyard, and there it stayed, propped up on two wooden boxes beside the feedroom door. Oct 17, 2017 the only other merchandise relating to the tv series was a tiein book okay, it contained a photo of the doll s house and tottie of rumer godden s original version of the story of a doll s house.