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Episode #17: Watership Down
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Hazel, Dandelion, Blackberry and Clover? No, we’re not making a salad, instead we’re discussing the 1978 animated retelling of the Richard Adam’s novel Watership Down. Join us in episode #17 as we heed Fiver’s warnings and search for our new warren.
SHOWNOTESDirector - Martin Rosen
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Theme Song - “Time and Tide” by Alan Price (original keyboardist for The Animals)
Hazel - John Hurt (Died Jan 25, 2017) (207 acting credits)
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Plague Dogs as Snitter (1982)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Hellboy (2004)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Melancholia (2011)
Doctor Who as The War Doctor in 3 episodes (2013)
Watership Down mini-series as General Woundwort (1999 -2000)
Fiver - Richard Briers (Died Feb 17, 2013
Bigwig - Michael Graham Cox (Died Apr 30, 1995)
Captain Holly - John Bennett (April 11, 2005)
Chief Rabbit - Ralph Richardson (Died Oct 10, 1983)
Blackberry - Simon Cadell (Died March 6, 1996)
Silver - Terence Rigby (Died August 10, 2008)
Pipkin - Roy Kinnear (Died September 20, 1988)
Dandelion - Richard O’Callaghan (Still Alive?)
Cat - Lynn Farleigh (Still Alive?)
General Woundwort - Harry Andrews (Died March 6, 1989)
Cowslip - Denholm Elliott
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Clover - Mary Maddox
Kehaar (Bird) - Zero Mostel (comedian)
The only black man (Clifton Jones) plays a character named “Blackavar”
Watership Down references in the TV Show “Lost”
Movies with similar stories / plots include Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Secret of NIMH
Other movies mentioned:
26 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on September 02, 2022 21:50 (). Last successful fetch was on April 08, 2021 00:05 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 222641431 series 2362669
Hazel, Dandelion, Blackberry and Clover? No, we’re not making a salad, instead we’re discussing the 1978 animated retelling of the Richard Adam’s novel Watership Down. Join us in episode #17 as we heed Fiver’s warnings and search for our new warren.
SHOWNOTESDirector - Martin Rosen
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Theme Song - “Time and Tide” by Alan Price (original keyboardist for The Animals)
Hazel - John Hurt (Died Jan 25, 2017) (207 acting credits)
Alien (1979)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Plague Dogs as Snitter (1982)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Hellboy (2004)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Melancholia (2011)
Doctor Who as The War Doctor in 3 episodes (2013)
Watership Down mini-series as General Woundwort (1999 -2000)
Fiver - Richard Briers (Died Feb 17, 2013
Bigwig - Michael Graham Cox (Died Apr 30, 1995)
Captain Holly - John Bennett (April 11, 2005)
Chief Rabbit - Ralph Richardson (Died Oct 10, 1983)
Blackberry - Simon Cadell (Died March 6, 1996)
Silver - Terence Rigby (Died August 10, 2008)
Pipkin - Roy Kinnear (Died September 20, 1988)
Dandelion - Richard O’Callaghan (Still Alive?)
Cat - Lynn Farleigh (Still Alive?)
General Woundwort - Harry Andrews (Died March 6, 1989)
Cowslip - Denholm Elliott
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Clover - Mary Maddox
Kehaar (Bird) - Zero Mostel (comedian)
The only black man (Clifton Jones) plays a character named “Blackavar”
Watership Down references in the TV Show “Lost”
Movies with similar stories / plots include Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Secret of NIMH
Other movies mentioned:
26 episodes
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