- This article refers to John Eccleston, the British puppeteer, there is currently no article for the Canadian singer/songwriter of the same name.
John Eccleston is a puppeteer, known for his work as Rygel in Farscape, Groove in The Hoobs and his many roles on British children's television alongside Don Austen. A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a Puppet — in real time to create the illusion of life Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. The Hoobs is a children's Television programme created and produced by The Jim Henson Company. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Don Austen is a British Puppeteer who joined the Jim Henson Creature Shop in 1986 for the movie Labyrinth. [1] He was also behind the ITV character Gilbert the Alien, who was voiced by Phil Cornwell,[2] and was also one of 3 different puppeteers (alongside Richard Coombs & Michael J. Bassett), who voiced & operated the puppet, Scally The Dog, on Children's ITV from 1989 - 1991. Get Fresh was a children's Television programme that ran from 1986 to 1988 in the United Kingdom. Phil Cornwell (born 5 October 1957 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English Comedian, Actor, impressionist Richard Coombs is a Puppeteer from England who has worked extensively on many British television shows feature films commercials & music videos Michael J Bassett is a British-born screenwriter and director Scally The Dog was a Puppet Mongrel dog character who co-presented Children's ITV ( CITV) afternoons service from January 1989 - April CITV (short for Children's ITV or Children's Independent Television) is the brand name used for the Majority of Children's television output
He also had a brief 'in vision' television career, as one of the original presenters of the UK version of the Disney Club, Run the Risk, The Big Dish and Brill, a children's magazine show. The Disney Club was a British television children's programme on ITV, and was broadcast on Sunday mornings from 1989 - 1998 Run the Risk was a BBC1 children's show which aired from 1992 until the end of 1997. The Big Dish was a gameshow on The Children's Channel, hosted by John Eccleston. He worked alongside Don Austen on the Saturday morning kids show What's Up Doc? He and Don provided the voices and operated the puppet wolves Bro & Bro. What's Up Doc? was a Saturday Morning children's variety series produced and aired on ITV from 1992 to 1995 and hosted by Andy Crane, Yvette Fielding Their writing skill on this show garnered a spin off ITV show called Wolf It! which also featured Stephen Taylor Woodrow, Peter Cox and Laurence Akers from What's Up Doc?. What's Up Doc? was a Saturday Morning children's variety series produced and aired on ITV from 1992 to 1995 and hosted by Andy Crane, Yvette Fielding They then reinvented the wolves as leprechauns for Going Live on the BBC before returning as Scratch and Sniff (with John playing sniff) in Ministry of Mayhem (later renamed to Holly and Stephen's Saturday Showdown) and the Hyenas recorded 15 episodes of the gameshow Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den Of Doom for Granada Kids. The Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004 The Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004 CITV (short for Children's ITV or Children's Independent Television) is the brand name used for the Majority of Children's television output Jon appeared in the award winning short film The Box,[3] directed by Michael J. Bassett and also starring Paul Hendy, Richard Orford and Laurence Akers.
References
- ^ John Eccleston - Muppet Wiki - a Wikia wiki
- ^ Gilbert the Alien (1986-1994). Toonhound. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
- ^ The Box (1991). Michael Bassett. Retrieved on 2007-11-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween
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