Fourways Farm

Fourways Farm
Created by	Chris Ellis
Narrated by	Martin Jarvis
Music by	Jim Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer(s)	Patrica Williams
Running time	10 minutes per episode (approx)
Production company(s)	Case Television
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	1994 – 1995
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Fourways Farm was an animated children's television series produced in 1994 by Case Television and aired on Channel 4 during 4Learning Primary Science in 1994-1995.

Characters

• Davenport the Dog
• Martha the Cow
• Godfrey the Horse
• Ginger the Cat
• Dudley the Pig
• Brenda the Duck
• Uno the Rat (the oldest and the biggest)
• Duo the Rat (the middle in both size and age)
• Trio the Rat (the youngest and the smallest)
• Voltaire the Weather Vane (the narrator)

Episodes

• 1. On Reflection
• 2. Moonstruck
• 3. Falling Upwards
• 4. Sunflowers
• 5. Three of a Kind
• 6. Who's Been Eating?
• 7. A Drop Of The Hard Stuff
• 8. Material Differences
• 9. Ups and Downs
• 10. The Sound Of Music
• 11. Floating and Sinking
• 12. Buried Treasure
• 13. Appropriate Measures
• 14. Animal Magnetism
• 15. Gauging The Weather
• 16. Birth and Death
• 17. Paws For Thought
• 18. Snow Problem
• 19. Hot and Cold
• 20. Shadow Play
• 21. Colours
• 22. Sickness and Health
• 23. Changes
• 24. Four Seasons
• 25. Wind and Air

VHS releases

Fourways Farm was released on video from 1994 to 1996 by Cinema Club, Video Collection International and The Video Collection, considering of five 50-minute VHS tapes, with five 10-minute episodes on every video.

VHS Title	Release Date	Episodes
Fourways Farm - Moonstruck and Other Stories	10 October 1994	On Reflection, Moonstruck, Falling Upwards, Sunflowers and Three of a Kind
Fourways Farm - Ups And Downs and Other Stories	12 December 1994	Who's Been Eating?, A Drop of the Hard Stuff, Material Differences, Ups and Downs and The Sound Of Music
Fourways Farm - Buried Treasure and Other Stories	9 January 1995	Floating and Sinking, Buried Treasure, Appropriate Measures, Animal Magnetism and Gauging the Weather
Fourways Farm - Paws For Thought and Other Stories	6 February 1995	Birth and Death, Paws For Thought, Snow Problem, Hot and Cold and Shadow Play
Fourways Farm - Four Seasons and Other Stories	8 January 1996	Colours, Sickness and Health, Changes, Four Seasons and Wind and Air

DVD releases

Fourways Farm was also released on DVD in 1996 by The Video Collection, Video Collection International and Cinema Club. Two DVD Releases are available in the United Kingdom. The 2-hour-and-a-half-long DVDs each contain 15 10-minute episodes, each with the same opening and closing theme, and with the episodes different from each other.

References

• http://shop.channel4learning.com/?page=shop&cid=14&pid=1642
• http://www.r-e-m.co.uk/rem/xrem.php?T=28911
• http://www.abc.net.au/abckids/shows/prog226.htm