BBC Words and Pictures with the scary witch song. 1970s #wordsandpictures #1970skidsprogrammes #1970schildrensprogrammes #1970s #1970sTV #witch #witchesofhalloween
I felt like the primary school child again rewatching this ....the witch song , always stuck in my head growing up ! I used to sing it to my two lads when they were young at Halloween 🎃
Yes me too - I remember that back then Halloween wasn't a fun thing like in the US, it was a bit creepy. I didn't want to go out after dark on Halloween as I really felt that witches, ghosts and goblins etc would be out in the darkness!
Thank you so much for uploading this! I saw this programme just once when I was a kid (early 80's) and I have never forgotten the haunting witch song at 6:34 and 14:31, and the accompanying puppet animation. And I see from the comments that it left an impression on many others too. Thanks again!
I watch these Words & Pictures about half a dozen times every Halloween, this one isn't quite as menacing as the 70's one, but the witch is scarier, thanks so much
Thanks for uploading this. The witch and wizard song I later discovered to be an adaptation of the traditional number Two Magicians that the likes of Steeleye Span have done. The older version has a chorus.
OMG same as so many other people this has stuck in my memory since I was a kid. I love this and so pleased to have found it on here. I even vaguely remember the witches hat the woman made. I always remember the song being a bit eery and I love anything eery. Thank you ❤❤
The early '80s version (the production date at the end is 1982) of Words and Pictures, when it moved from Henry Woolf's 1970s bookshop to Vicky Ireland's 1980s library, but still had Charlie.
Gawd what a blast! We had this episode and the "Prehistoric Animal Brigade / Not Now Bernard" on VHS for years... Whereas I remember the "Prehistoric Animal Brigade / Not Now Bernard" episode very well, my memories of this episode were a bit hazier, as all I could remember (besides the song, for which let's be fair, it was the songs that generally left the most lasting impressions on many people who watched 'Words And Pictures' in that era) was the story with the cats "dining on mice" in the witches hats, and then the same cats being visible inside the hats when the witches flew home - I always thought it was a Meg & Mog story for years afterwards, so it's good to finally tie that memory up properly! 😁 Thank you for posting this! I wonder what happened to Vicky Ireland after she left the series in 1989? She was lovely, but sadly it seems she just faded off after her stint in Words And Pictures ended...
Ho-lee crap. The short song at 6:35 is the only thing I remember from this program and now I remember how freaked out I was when she went all blurry into the camera. Evil eyes! Thanks so much for posting. I wonder if we'll see the 'Lazy Lion' episode?
Yeah not nearly as good as the Henry Woolf Words & Pictures “Witches of Halloween” with the Pumpkin Jack o Lantern who frightens everyone ….that has stuck in my mind as has the song for 45 years …..the early -mid 70s truly were the most exciting time for childrens’ television. Thankfully some kind soul rescued a video so you can see it online. All we need now are Tony Robinson doing Sam on Boffs Island and Penelope Lively’s Bells of Astercote, I was at Avebury on Sunday which reminds me watch Children of the Stones if you ever get a chance !
Rehannah Mian Hmm? I think the skunk didn't appear in a lot of segments in it when somebody upload the episodes with Stuart Bradley & Nutmeg the cat in it as well.
