A Rubovian Legend
A Rubovian Legend (1955) is a British children's television series created by Gordon Murray.
Background
It began as a black and white children's puppet play for the BBC in the mid-1950s, presented by The BBC Puppet Theatre. The first Rubovia play was transmitted live in December 1955 and was entitled 'The Queen's Dragon' and was performed by string marionettes.
Puppeteers Bob Bura and John Hardwick, and designers Andrew and Margaret Brownfoot, worked with Murray to produce 26 further episodes between about 1955 and 1960. 'Rubovia' was made in a very different style to the series for which Murray would later be known, involving large, string-operated puppets with caricatured features.
Cast
Among those lending their vocal talents to the series were Roy Skelton, Derek Nimmo and Philip Latham. The music was provided by Freddie Phillips.
Episodes
The episodes were repeated throughout the early 1960s. In 1976, six of the plays were remade in colour, with redesigned puppets and settings, as a stop motion animated series called Rubovia. These remakes introduced some new characters.
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