Cross posting from LivingGeography blog. When people of a certain age get together, the talk often turns to children's TV programmes from their youth. One which I remember was set in an unnamed town, perhaps a New Town, with high rise blocks and a somwhat unusual trio of friends. A girl called Mary, and her dog (who could talk) and a mouse (who could also talk, and play the flute...) Mary Mungo and Midge was made by John Ryan, who also created Captain Pugwash. It was made using the same style of animation, with backgrounds and flat characters who were moved to create the animations in real time using levers in a system that Ryan called 'captions'. It was first shown in 1969 (when I would have been 5 or 6 years old). I remember quite a few of the programmes and also have a DVD which features all the programmes. The music was by Johnny Pearson and some of this can be heard on Spotify. Here's an example of the music which took me back when I found it. The narratio...
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