Vivien Leigh--The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Vivien Leigh narrates Beatrix Potter's children's story "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin." HMV Junior Record Club, 1960.
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[@debbieolagues5283]

Oh, what joy! Brings back so many memories. My younger brother loved this tale of a naughty squirrel. He was our Squirrel Nutkin. He would act out the story as he listened to it. I can still see him.

[@jimgramentine]

Thank you so much for this. This brings back a few of the warmest memories of my childhood. I owned every one of these Vivien Leigh recordings and played them them over and over and over again. The Tale of Nutkin was always my fave! Again, thanks.

[@MsSmug]

I had the full set of these Beatrix Potter records. Each one was pressed in a different colour vinyl. I have been humming the Squirrel Nutkin song to myself for the best part of 50 years. Thank you so much for bringing back the memories. I'm off to see if I can dig out the records from the cellar now!

[@GranmamaS.C]

Remember hearing this when I was a very little girl. My Papaw had it. Such sweet memories.

[@craig-ze7zs]

Laughing so hard, I almost cried! I now have a dog called Barkley, and I call him “Mr. B” and sing him that song. :D

[@clipstone]

@MsSmug I remember the different coloured records too. Ours were SO scratched you could hardly listen to them. I remember all the songs.

[@FanofBewitched]

Thanks! Never seen this one before. This was so cool!

[@Tanguynew08]

So funny... Thanks for posting this.

[@YouCantEscapeTheBlob]

Nutkin really tempted fate with the way he bragged about his bushy tail in that opening song, didn't he? ;)

[@johntate5050]

Me and my mate used to howl with laughter at that 'I've got a tail' song. It just sounded like some weirdo bragging about his penis.

[@YouCantEscapeTheBlob]

Haha, yep, I always thought that. The song does make Nutkin's tail seem very... phallic. Which has some pretty... interesting implications when you consider what happens to the tail at the end.

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

Scarlett reading Beatrix potter ! Who'd have thought it?

[@starwarsgeek88ify]

I remember listening to these as a young child but only realised who was reading it a couple of years ago!

[@domainofthesun4400]

Squirrel Nutkin got engraved in my permanent memory banks by this actor... Who is he?

[@jessegonzales404]

I believe his name was David Croft (Are You Being Served)

[@moonagedaydream-]

It's Graham Stark as Nutkin - brilliant comic actor. David Croft played Old Brown the Owl

[@BackToTheBlues]

@@jessegonzales404 And, of course, Dad's Army! Old Brown's snoring is really rather well done.