Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a British cartoon produced for the BBC featuring two titular characters, a girl named Crystal Tipps and her dog Alistair as well as their friends Birdie and Butterfly. Crystal Tipps and Alistair was a five-minute, 50-episode animation as well, first shown between 1971 and 1974. It was created by Hilary Hayton and Graham McCallum. Michael Grafton-Robinson, a BBC producer went independent setting up Q3 of London to produce the series. The animation was done by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who were also contracted to make the Charley Says and the controversial Protect and Survive public information films for the Central Office of Information. The series had no dialogue but rather was accompanied by a full musical soundtrack composed by Paul Reade.