Anglia Television version
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1970) – Balladeer’s Blog’s 14th Annual Christmas Carol-A-Thon continues with my brief review of one of my favorite “change of pace” versions of A Christmas Carol.
This is the 1970 version that was first televised on Christmas Day on England’s Anglia Television. Paul Honeyman (who also produced) narrates, or rather, reads aloud from his personally edited version of the Dickens classic, ensuring we get treated to the author’s actual wording.
All the while, all we see on screen are a series of beautiful watercolor paintings by John Worsley depicting scenes from the story to match the narration. Multiple overlooked aspects of A Christmas Carol which are often ignored or get short shrift in movie or television productions come alive here in Worsley’s artwork.
The Christmas Present scene with people shoveling snow off of their roofs is among them, and it’s one of my favorite oft-forgotten bits.
This version of A Christmas Carol is 58 minutes long and, as stated above, is a very nice change of pace for Carol-A-Thon people like me. The approach employed here is terrific and memorable!
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I had no idea there were different versions. Interesting.
Yep, a lot of them!
This one is completely new to me, never heard about it. Would love to experience this someday. Thanks for adding yet one more for me to seek out.
Glad to do it! It’s a very nice change of pace!
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Great review of television shows. I have not heard about this series but it does sound intriguing to me. Christmas is a festive season that has often made for engaging movies. For instance, “The Holdovers” is a great film capturing beauty of the season. Alexander Payne’s Oscar-winning film told the story of a history professor that chaperones a rebellious student during the winter season. A beautiful film about the power of Christmas as a season that brings people from different social statuses together. It brings a smile on the most grumpy faces.
Here’s why it’s worth watching:
I love this also, it was one of two versions I loved as a child when made available from Guild Home Video in the early days of VHS rental (the other being the 1969 version on VCL video). It’ worth noting also that these paintings plus many of John Worseley’s unused paintings (such as an aged Christmas Present) were used to illustrate a lavish book version released in the early 80s and can still be gotten hold of.
Thanks! That is good to know about the book of art.