Crystal Tipps & Alistair Traditional Cache
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The cache is the third of three on this short circular walk. The terrain is a bit muddy in the winter months. Parking is available at the picnic area in minwear woods.
The cache is placed here with the kind permission of the forestry commission.
The cache is a small micro container with log book and pencil,
The cache is named after the old, children's tv programme Crystal Tipps and Alistair.
Made in the early 1970’s, Crystal Tipps and Alistair was still being shown whenever the childrens TV schedule had a five minute gap well into the 1980’s. The cartoon was about a girl called Crystal Tipps who wore a tiny yellow and green striped dress and had the biggest shock of curly purple hair you’ve ever seen. Always at her side was her lumbering canine pal Alistair, who always looked a bit dopey and often got teased mercilessly by Ms. Tipps.
The show was created by Hilary Hayton who was a designer at the BBC. Interestingly it was Crystal Tipps name that came first, as Hilary noticed the name Crystal Tips on an ice machine in the BBC canteen! In the late 1960’s Hilary designed a young girl and her dog, and so with an extra “p” Crystal Tipps and Alistair was born, and their first adventure was created as an entry for an internal BBC competition.
Crystal Tipps and Alistair was animated using what I call the “cardboard cutout” technique, which involves the arms, legs, body and head all being separate pieces which can then be moved around little by little in order to make a character perform.
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