The Gublins (TV series)
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The series related various folk tales told in verse.[4] The Gublins themselves were chimp-like creations[4][5] (the word "Gublin" is a pun on the humanoid creature "goblin") that featured in a series of Tall Stories, narrated in rhyming couplets to a simple acoustic soundtrack provided by Freddie Phillips.
Episodes
There were thirteen episodes filmed although only twelve are known by name.[3][6] The folk tales came from a variety of traditions, including Cornish, Bohemian and Arabic sources.[3] The first episode, Obadiah and Flo, was broadcast on 24 December 1977.[7] The named episode titles are:
- Obadiah and Flo
- Bessie O'the Glen (or the Inversneekie Doonie)
- The Barber of Cartina
- Mr Dilley's Mermaid
- The Prince Frog
- The Magic Tree
- The Kendal Candle
- The Emperor's Willow Warbler
- The Honey-Coloured Hat
- The Dancing Princess
- Charley's Feather
- The Prudent Prince[6]
Associated merchandise
Three of these stories appeared in the BBC Swap Shop Books (2,3 & 4) as photostories. There were also five photostory books published separately titled "Young Gublins Picture Storybooks". They were completely new stories called:
- The Lost Drum
- The Surprise Present
- The Wishing Well
- Grandpa's Mistake
A VHS entitled "Children's Seventies TV Favourites" featuring episodes of The Gublins was released by Contender studios in 1998.[1]
References
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External links
- Images of Gublins at sausagenet.com Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Gublins page at Toonhound.com Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Tim Worthington's Gublins article
- The Trumptonshire Web
- The Trumptonshire Trilogy