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
Leader of the Starry Skies – A Loyal Companion or feature at least one person who has at some time been involved with Cardiacs. The album was recorded as a response to Tim Smith's hospitalisation in 2008 (following a combined heart attack and stroke in London) was released in order to raise funds for his ongoing care and recovery. All profits from the album sales go directly to help Tim Smith. Leader of the Starry Skies – A Loyal Companion Leader of the Starry Skies – A Loyal Companion is a limited edition compilation album featuring cover versions of songs by Tim Smith (the songwriter behind Cardiacs, The Sea