Tales from the Riverbank
Tales of the Riverbank, is a Canadian children's television show starring Hammy Hamster and other animals.
The series was created by David Ellison and Paul Sutherland, in 1959. After completing the pilot programme, CBC turned down the production but the BBC commissioned thirteen episodes.
The program featured the voice of Johnny Morris in sync to the actions of the live animals to give the impression that the creatures were going about on purposeful, intelligent activities. They lived on a place called "The Riverbank". Each episode ended with the narrator alluding to an event involving the characters, but refusing to elaborate, saying "But that is another story."
After the original thirteen episodes, 39 further episodes were made in black and white. The majority of the episodes were written by David Ellison, Charles Fullman, Paul Sutherland and Cliff Braggins. The episodes of Tales of the Riverbank that were purchased by the BBC were adapted by staff writer Peggy Miller.
The theme music played on guitar is based on Andante in C by Mauro Giuliani.