Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.
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A tortoise related Bedouin rhyme
Duration: 02:02
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"Didn't you want to be taller when you were growing up?"
Duration: 01:56
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Trail: Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Duration: 00:40
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Louis Armstrong
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
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Ronnie Hughes & Jack Honeyborne
Black Bottom Stomp
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Johann Strauss II
The Kiss Waltz
Performer: Ronnie Hughes. Performer: Jack Honeyborne. -
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The Beatles
Good Night
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Louis Armstrong
Hello Dolly
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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
Solitude
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Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
It's Been A Long Time
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mrs Silver | Judi Dench |
| Mr Hoppy | Dustin Hoffman |
| Narrator | James Corden |
| Mr Pringle | Richard Cordery |
| Roberta | Pixie Davies |
| Pet Shop Owner | Geoff McGivern |
| Keen Pet Shop Owner | Jimmy Akingbola |
| Mrs Desmond | Lisa Hammond |
| Mrs Desmond | Anna Cannings |
| Philip | Joseph West |
| Philip's Mother | Katie Lyons |
| Woman on Bus | Polly Kemp |
| Mrs Wu | Pik-Sen Lim |
| Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous | Salo Gardner |
| Little Girl | Emily Ralph |
| Trumpeter | Ronnie Hughes |
| Pianist | Jack Honeybourne |
| Puppy Boy | Leo Umeh |
| Puppy Boy's Mother | Lara Rossi |
| Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
| Director | Dearbhla Walsh |
| Writer | Richard Curtis |
| Writer | Paul Mayhew-Archer |
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