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Why Did The Chicken?

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Here is a Youtube link to the 1995 BBC 1 children’s programme ‘Why did the chicken’ presented by vet, Mark Evans.

https://youtu.be/fdAPOZ9VaxI

It was recorded in Studio A at BBC Pebble Mill.

Lynda Kettle was the production designer, and designed this set.

Diana Lester was the costume designer and remembers:

“I was responsible for costume on that show…. zero budget to get anything for Mark Evans to wear, so begged samples from shirt and rugby shirt supplies for him to wear. I remember a small company called Quba sails gave me some good tops …. I think the entire show budget went on the revolving chicken’s heads.”

 

Why Did the Chicken? – photos by Lynda Kettle

Photos by Lynda Kettle no reproduction without permission.  Lynda Kettle was a Production Designer at BBC Pebble Mill, working on factual, entertainment and drama shows in studio and on location.  The photos were taken as records of the Sets.

‘Why Did The Chicken?’ was an animal quiz show for children presented by TV vet Mark Evans.  The contestants had to answer questions about farm animals and won eggs rather than points.  The show ended with an egg hunt against the clock in the shape of a chicken.  There were two series, the first started going out 6/4/1994, with the second series starting exactly a year later in April 1995.  It was recorded in Studio A at Pebble Mill.  The series was produced by Jane Tarleton and the executive producer was Judy Whitfield.

Production Designer, Lynda Kettle also worked as a theatre designer and an artist, and now runs courses from her art studio http://www.lynda-kettle.com.  She is a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham Water Colour Society. Midland Pastel Society and Birmingham Art Circle . She exhibits her paintings several times a year at selected galleries.