Heads and Tails

Heads and Tails is a BBC TV's children's programme written and produced by Michael Cole with voices and music by Derek Griffiths. The 15 minute programme designed for pre-school children, featured archive and specially shot footage of domestic and wild animals. The narration was interspersed with comical conversations between animals and songs, often referring to certain animal characteristics in humorous ways, such as the nose of the proboscis monkey. The programme was first aired on BBC in 1977 with a second series in 1979. In 1980 a vinyl LP was realised with songs written by Cole and performed by Derek Griffiths. Cole and Griffiths had previously worked together on Play School and Bod. Heads and Tails Vinyl LP Released in 1980 by BBC records, with lyrics by Michael Cole and music by Derek Griffiths