When it comes to Cosgrove Hall's "Wind in the Willows" series...

[pyat]

...the only question one has is whether Ian Carmichael as The Water Rat has a better singing voice than Peter Sallis as the Water Rat.

Ian Carmichael. Carmicheal earlier voiced Frith, the God of Rabbits, in the Watership Down film.

Peter Sallis. Better known alternatively as Clegg in the never-ending Last of the Summer Wine series (he's been playing the same character since 1973), or the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit.

Comments

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

Ian. Yup.

When the Toad Came Home is sung regularly about the Bodhi abode.

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Definitely on singing voice. As to the general voice characterization, I like Sallis, but confess his voice has a sort of reediness that suggests a country vicar, rather than a boatman.