The Nation’s Favourite Children’s Poems
Other by Various Artists read by Samantha Bond, Eleanor Bron, Bernard Cribbins & Michael Maloney
Released 1 September 2002
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Owl and the Pussy CatEdward Lear read by Bernard Cribbins2:29
- 2SlowlySamantha Bond0:33
- 3SomeoneWalter de la Mare read by Eleanor Bron0:50
- 4The FairiesMichael Maloney2:00
- 5Sing a Song of Sixpence[traditional] read by Eleanor Bron0:41
- 6The King’s BreakfastA.A. Milne read by Bernard Cribbins1:48
- 7TeethSpike Milligan read by Michael Maloney0:31
- 8Oh I Wish I’d Looked After Me TeethPam Ayres read by Eleanor Bron1:45
- 9The Sleepy GiantCharles E. Carryl read by Bernard Cribbins1:12
- 10Jim Who… Was Eaten by a LionHilaire Belloc read by Samantha Bond2:23
- 11The Camel’s ComplaintCharles E. Carryl read by Michael Maloney2:00
- 12The HumpRudyard Kipling read by Bernard Cribbins1:30
- 13HappinessA.A. Milne read by Samantha Bond0:21
- 14Good and Bad ChildrenRobert Louis Stevenson read by Eleanor Bron1:03
- 15DisobedienceA.A. Milne read by Bernard Cribbins1:43
- 16The World’s Most Popular MotherSamantha Bond1:07
- 17The Trouble With My SisterBrian Patten read by Michael Maloney1:09
- 18I Know Someone Who CanMichael Rosen read by Bernard Cribbins1:49
- 19The Adventures of IsabelOgden Nash read by Eleanor Bron2:14
- 20MatildaHilaire Belloc read by Bernard Cribbins2:10
- 21The Day I Got My Finger Stuck Up My NoseBrian Patten read by Michael Maloney0:57
- 22Timothy WintersCharles Causley read by Eleanor Bron1:37
- 23First Day at SchoolRoger McGough read by Samantha Bond1:32
- 24Please Mrs ButlerBernard Cribbins & Eleanor Bron0:47
- 25Don’tMichael Rosen read by Michael Maloney0:47
- 26Homework, Oh HomeworkSamantha Bond0:40
- 27What Shall We Do With the Grumpy TeacherEleanor Bron & Bernard Cribbins1:43
- 28The ABCSpike Milligan read by Bernard Cribbins1:23
- 29In the SummerThomas Hood read by Michael Maloney2:28
- 30Bed in SummerRobert Louis Stevenson read by Samantha Bond0:41
- 31The StarJane Taylor read by Eleanor Bron1:11
- 32Wynken Blynken and NodEugene Field read by Bernard Cribbins2:00
- 33I Like to Stay UpGrace Nichols read by Eleanor Bron0:37
- 34Kate’s UnicornAdrian Henri read by Eleanor Bron1:12
- 35NighteningMichael Maloney0:45
- CD 2
- 1On the Ning Nang NongSpike Milligan read by Michael Maloney1:26
- 2Triolet (I Wish I Were a Jelly Fish)Gilbert Keith Chesterton read by Bernard Cribbins0:23
- 3I Saw a Ship A-Sailing[traditional] read by Eleanor Bron0:56
- 4The JumbliesEdward Lear read by Eleanor Bron & Bernard Cribbins3:38
- 5Maggie and Milly and Molly and MayE. E. Cummings read by Samantha Bond0:44
- 6Pirate StoryRobert Louis Stevenson read by Michael Maloney0:53
- 7Duck’s DittyKenneth Grahame read by Eleanor Bron0:42
- 8Little Trotty WagtailJohn Clare read by Samantha Bond0:50
- 9A Boy’s SongJames Hogg read by Michael Maloney1:11
- 10Us TwoA.A. Milne read by Bernard Cribbins1:44
- 11The Grass HouseShirley Hughes read by Samantha Bond0:39
- 12The Tickle RhymeMichael Maloney0:15
- 13Today I Saw a Little WormSpike Milligan read by Bernard Cribbins0:16
- 14The Pobble Who Has No ToesEdward Lear read by Eleanor Bron2:19
- 15The MicrobeHilaire Belloc read by Samantha Bond0:43
- 16The African LionA. E. Housman read by Bernard Cribbins0:50
- 17Poor Old Lady[traditional] read by Michael Maloney2:37
- 18The BearSamantha Bond1:20
- 19JabberwockyLewis Carroll read by Bernard Cribbins2:08
- 20Don’t Call Alligator LongmouthMichael Maloney0:39
- 21SandEleanor Bron0:28
- 22The Tale of Custard the DragonOgden Nash read by Samantha Bond2:56
- 23Song of Mr ToadKenneth Grahame read by Bernard Cribbins1:02
- 24What Way Does the Wind Come?Dorothy Wordsworth read by Eleanor Bron2:39
- 25The Land of Story BooksRobert Louis Stevenson read by Michael Maloney1:19
- 26The Dong with a Luminous NoseEdward Lear read by Bernard Cribbins5:41
- 27Windy NightsRobert Louis Stevenson read by Samantha Bond0:38
- 28The Cat’s Protection LeagueRoger McGough read by Bernard Cribbins0:59
- 29Aliens Stole My UnderpantsBrian Moses read by Michael Maloney1:15
- 30RainSpike Milligan read by Bernard Cribbins0:20
- 31Waiting at the WindowA.A. Milne read by Samantha Bond1:04
- 32DaysBrian Moses read by Eleanor Bron0:42
- 33The More it SnowsA.A. Milne read by Bernard Cribbins0:35
- 34The Computer’s First Christmas CardEdwin Morgan read by Eleanor Bron0:36
- 35Talking Turkeys!!Benjamin Zephaniah read by Michael Maloney2:09
- 36A Child’s CalendarGeorge Mackay Brown read by Samantha Bond, Eleanor Bron, Bernard Cribbins & Michael Maloney2:50
More by Various Artists, Samantha Bond, Eleanor Bron, Bernard Cribbins, Michael Maloney
Release credits
- spoken vocals [2.2, 2.4, 2.10, 2.13, 2.16, 2.19, 2.23, 2.26, 2.28, 2.30, 2.33, 2.36, 1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12, 1.15, 1.18, 1.20, 1.27-28, 1.32]
- spoken vocals [1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.14, 1.19, 1.22, 1.24, 1.27, 1.31, 1.33-34, 2.3-4, 2.7, 2.14, 2.21, 2.24, 2.32, 2.34, 2.36]
- spoken vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.11, 1.17, 1.21, 1.25, 1.29, 1.35, 2.1, 2.6, 2.9, 2.12, 2.17, 2.20, 2.25, 2.29, 2.35-36]
- spoken vocals [1.2, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16, 1.23, 1.26, 1.30, 2.5, 2.8, 2.11, 2.15, 2.18, 2.22, 2.27, 2.31, 2.36]
Issues
T- T1 September 2002