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Carlo Collodi - Pinocchio

4 Extra Debut. When Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life, can Pinocchio find his way to become a real boy? Stars Ellis Hollins.

Carlo Collodi's classic tale of a wooden puppet who wants to be a boy dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

When Geppetto's wooden puppet miraculously comes to life, Geppetto names him Pinocchio and imagines a bright future together. Pinocchio must understand what it is to be a boy and the first step is school. But danger and folly lurk around every corner and it is hard for Pinocchio to find the right path. The world is full of temptation, contradiction and fear. Will Pinocchio find his way to becoming a real boy?

Original Music by Olly Fox
Sound Design by Steve Brooke
Directed by Nadia Molinari.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 2 Jan 2017 04:00

Carlo Collodi

A brief biography of , author of "The Adventures of Pinocchio". The book, his most famous work, was written between 1881 and 1883 and originally serialized in an Italian children's newspaper.聽

Pinocchio illustrations

A collection of illustrations used in publications of by Italian illustrator Roberto Innocenti and others.聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Pinocchio Ellis Hollins
Geppetto Steve Evets
Fox Lee Ingleby
Coachman Lee Ingleby
Cricket Lee Ingleby
Cat William Ash
Hawker William Ash
Giangio William Ash
Blue Fairy Lyndsey Marshal
Candlewick Tom Rolinson
Harlequin Tom Rolinson
Puppeteer Jonathan Keeble
Policeman Jonathan Keeble
Auctioneer Jonathan Keeble
Director Nadia Molinari
Writer Linda Marshall Griffiths

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Dec 2012 14:30
  • Sun 21 Sep 2014 15:00
  • New Year's Day 2017 16:00
  • Mon 2 Jan 2017 04:00

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