Crystal Tipps and Alistair films for the Central Office of Information. The series has no dialogue but rather is accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade; however, when shown on "Captain Kangaroo" in the U.S. in the 1970s the series did have voice-over narration by Cosmo "Gus" Allegretti in his high-pitched "Mister Moose" voice. Crystal's Christmas Special was shown on 25 December 1974. Crystal Tipps and Alistair Crystal Tipps and Alistair is a British cartoon produced for the BBC. The title characters are a girl and her dog who are joined by their friends Birdie and Butterfly. There are 50 five-minute
Companion Gal Companion Gal Companion Gal is the third album by Helen Watson, released in 1992. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, South Wales and at The Mill in Cookham. All songs were written by Helen Watson and long-time collaborator Martin McGroarty; except "Devil In You" (with Keith Hopwood) and "Billy But Beautiful" (Watson). The album features guest appearances from Brinsley Schwarz and Andy Fairweather-Low. Companion Gal would be Watson's only album on RCA Records, who didn't promote it. She would continue to record for the rest of the 1990s and into the new century on small independent labels.