The Selfish Giant (1971)

Animated film of the story by Oscar Wilde. A giant, who finds children from the village playing in his beautiful garden, chases them away and builds a high wall around his estate. Then Spring leaves the garden and Winter returns and remains there permanently until the children manage to slip through a hole in the wall. Spring then returns. The giant mellows and allows the children to play in his garden whenever they want. First Transmission date 25/12/1973 Country Great Britain Start time 09:50 Stop time 10:20 Duration 30 mins. Company British Broadcasting Corporation Channel BBC1 Music written by Ron Goodwin. Songs performed by The Kings Singers.    • Seflish Giant - Building a Wall      • Years go over (with lyrics)