Crystal Tipps and Alistair 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 episodes and a 20-minute Christmas special, all first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who were also contracted to make the Charley Says and the Protect and Survive public information
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.