The White Horses
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The White Horses is a 1965 television series co-produced by RTS of Yugoslavia and BR-TV of Germany. It follows the adventures of a teenage girl (played by Helga Anders) who visits a farm run by her Uncle Dimitri (played by Helmuth Schneider) where white Lipizzaner horses are raised. It is called Počitnice v Lipici in Slovenian and Ferien in Lipizza in German. The series was a cult hit with children and comprised 13 episodes, filmed in black and white.
A dubbed version was broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1968 and repeated for many years afterwards (the dubbed soundtrack has since been lost). The theme tune was credited to "Jacky" and was sung by Jackie Lee, It became a top 10 hit in the UK charts in April 1968. Jackie Lee also had a hit with the theme tune to Rupert (the bear) in 1970/71.
[edit] External links
- televisionheaven on the programme
- BBC on the programme
- The White Horses Television Series includes eps 13 video clip, scripts,MP3 original mono theme tune ,screen-grabs from the series info and diarys of Helga Anders life as Julia + info on intended Network release...{ An Open Access Windows Live membership needed and space request required}
- another website on the programme, with link to later public domain sound version of the theme tune
