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John Ryan was the creator of the famous 'Captain Pugwash' series. John's first Captain Pugwash title was published in 1957 by The Bodley Head and many of his pugwash tales are now being published by Frances Lincoln. The series went on to become a children's television classic and enjoyed a recent revival on the children's channel, CITV. John was also a regular contributor to the Catholic Herald for over forty years and has had many ecclesiastical titles published. John sadly passed away in July 2009.
Below is a full and informative list of John Ryan's many books and television programmes, please click on the individual titles to find out more.
If you would like to know more about John Ryan, click here to read his full-length biography below.
| Captain Pugwash - Original Picture Book Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1980 |
Pugwash and the Buried Treasure | ||
1976 |
Pugwash and the Sea Monster | ||
1976 |
Pugwash the Smuggler | ||
1973 |
Pugwash in the Pacific | ||
1962 |
Pugwash and the Ghost Ship | ||
1958 |
Pugwash Aloft | ||
1957 |
Captain Pugwash | ||
| Captain Pugwash - Strip Cartoon Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
The Captain Pugwash Comic Book Collection | ||
1985 |
Captain Pugwash in the Secret of San Fiasco | ||
1984 |
Captain Pugwash and the Battle of Bunkum Bay | ||
1983 |
Captain Pugwash and the Quest for the Golden Handshake | ||
1977 |
The Captain Pugwash Cartoon Book | ||
| Captain Pugwash - Black & White Illustrated Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1997 |
Captain Pugwash and the Birthday Party | ||
1991 |
Captain Pugwash and the Pigwig | ||
1991 |
Captain Pugwash and the Huge Reward | ||
1984 |
Pugwash and the Wreckers | ||
1984 |
Pugwash and the Midnight Feast | ||
1982 |
Captain Pugwash and the Mutiny | ||
1982 |
Pugwash and the Fancy Dress Party | ||
| Captain Pugwash - Collins Cub Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1984 |
Captain Pugwash and the Elephant | ||
1984 |
Captain Pugwash and the New Ship | ||
1984 |
Captain Pugwash and the Treasure Chest | ||
1976 |
Captain Pugwash and the Ruby | ||
| Captain Pugwash Collections | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1992 |
Captain Pugwash Collection: Captain Pugwash/Buried Treasure/Smuggler | ||
1992 |
Captain Pugwash Collection: San Fiasco/Bunkum Bay/Golden Handshake | ||
1984 |
Pugwash Ahoy! Four Swashbucking Adventures | ||
| Film & Television | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
2005 |
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash: Sticky Moments | ||
2005 |
Captain Pugwash: The Complete Collection | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash: TV Series 2000 | ||
1999 |
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash: Captain Pugwash Ahoy | ||
1999 |
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash: Captain Pugwash Sets Sail | ||
1998 |
Captain Pugwash: TV Series 1998 | ||
1981 |
The Ark Stories | ||
1970 |
Sir Prancelot | ||
1970 |
Captain Pugwash: TV Series 1974-75 | ||
1969 |
Mary, Mungo and Midge | ||
1957 |
Captain Pugwash: TV Series 1957-1966 | ||
| Television tie-ins | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Treasure Trail | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Double-dealing Duchess | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash: Digging for Diamonds | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Portobello Plague | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Stowaway Sheep | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash: Hot Chocolate | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Boat Race | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Painting Contest | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash: A Sticky Moment | ||
2000 |
Captain Pugwash & the Vanishing Ship | ||
| Theatrical Rights | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
2007 |
Captain Pugwash - Ghostly Productions | ||
1993 |
Captain Pugwash - Spyway Projects | ||
1972 |
Captain Pugwash - John Kennett | ||
| Merchandising Rights | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
2001 |
Captain Pugwash - Costumes with Character | ||
1996 |
Captain Pugwash - Edinburgh/Poole Museum Service | ||
1993 |
Captain Pugwash - Black Cat Group Ltd | ||
| Noah's Ark Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1982 |
Action Stations | ||
1982 |
The Frozen Ark | ||
1981 |
Crockle Adrift | ||
1981 |
Crockle and the Kite | ||
1981 |
The Floating Jungle | ||
1980 |
The Haunted Ark | ||
1980 |
Mr Noah's Birthday | ||
1980 |
The Weather Forecast | ||
1980 |
Crockle Takes a Swim | ||
1980 |
Roll-Call on the Ark | ||
1979 |
Crockle Saves the Ark | ||
1979 |
All Aboard! | ||
| Doodle the Dodo Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1978 |
Doodle's Homework | ||
1977 |
Dodo's Delight: Doodle and the State Secrets | ||
| Frisco & Fred Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1986 |
Frisco and Fred and the Space Monster | ||
1985 |
Frisco and Fred | ||
| Tiger-Pig Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1978 |
The Story of Tiger-Pig | ||
1978 |
Tiger-Pig at the Circus | ||
| Fatso Fitzpugwash Series | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1994 |
Admiral Fatso Fitzpugwash | ||
1993 |
Fatso the Fathead | ||
| Catholic Herald Cartoon Books | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1993 |
Catholic Trivia | ||
1985 |
Believe it or Not!! A Christmas Fun Book | ||
1977 |
Faith, Hope & Parity | ||
1973 |
The John Ryan Ecclesiastical Funbook | ||
1972 |
The Church Flippant | ||
| Religious Titles for Children | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1996 |
The Very Hungry Lions: A Story of Daniel | ||
1995 |
Giant-Killer: The Story of David and Goliath | ||
1992 |
Jonah: A Whale of a Tale | ||
1990 |
Mabel and the Tower of Babel | ||
1986 |
One Dark and Stormy Night: The Legend of Saint Christopher | ||
1986 |
A Bad Year for Dragons: The Legend of Saint George | ||
| Non-Series Titles | Articles | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|
1997 |
Murder in the Churchyard | ||
1995 |
Mudge the Smuggler | ||
1994 |
Soldier Sam and Trooper Ted: The Battle that Never Was | ||
1991 |
Piper's Tale: Rory's Story of the Napoleonic Wars | ||
1990 |
Sir Cumference and Little Daisy & Clever Dick | ||
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