Children's TV

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Sharing childhood faves with my kids has its ups and downs – but I know it takes them places Netflix or Disney won’t | Myke Bartlett
Helping children detach from the zeitgeist feels important in our algorithmic age. Branching out is hard when there’s always more of what you already love

Myke Bartlett

18, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Has anybody seen the Wombles? The hunt is on for TV’s favourite puppets and props
Bagpuss, the Clangers and Paddington are among the icons of childhood that fans are determined to save

James Tapper

02, Mar, 2024 @9:07 PM

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Three things with Mr Luke: ‘I absolutely dance like it’s nobody’s business’
In our weekly interview about objects, TikTok’s favourite primary school teacher shares the joy of his inner child – from proudly displaying his teddy bear to cutting shapes in his living room

As told to Katie Cunningham

18, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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‘The cameras were held together with Meccano’: how we made Bagpuss
‘He was supposed to be a marmalade-coloured cat but the fabric company got muddled up – and dyed his fur bright pink instead’

Interviews by Dave Simpson

12, Feb, 2024 @2:40 PM

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Jennifer Lopez to produce Bob the Builder movie
The artist once known as Jenny from the block is spearheading an animated feature about a Latino construction worker voiced by Anthony Ramos

Catherine Shoard

25, Jan, 2024 @5:51 PM

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The Famous Five review – this Enid Blyton adaptation feels oddly like the Da Vinci Code
A bit Indiana Jones, a bit Swallows and Amazons, a bit Dan Brown, this adaptation of the 1942 book is a gently subversive take on a classic. Don’t expect lashings of ginger beer

Stuart Jeffries

31, Dec, 2023 @1:00 PM

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‘Guaranteed to be a banger’: the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024
A terrifying Kate Winslet! A new Sally Wainwright epic! Benedict Cumberbatch with a 7ft puppet! Want to know what TV to devour in 2024? Here’s your guide

Stuart Heritage and Kate Abbott

28, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM

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‘No conversations were off the table around sexuality’: Adjoa Andoh on punk, Bridgerton and kids’ classics
The star is an absolute firebrand who’s gone from radical theatre to narrating adorable festive special Mog’s Christmas. She talks socialism, ballet and why she hated student drama

Zoe Williams

21, Dec, 2023 @8:00 AM

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David Elliott obituary
Other Lives: Director on the classic 1960s puppet TV series Thunderbirds

Stephen La Rivière

27, Nov, 2023 @7:09 PM

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Jan Needle obituary
Prolific author and screenwriter committed to exploring social justice in work such as Wild Wood and A Game of Soldiers

Julia Eccleshare

17, Nov, 2023 @11:35 AM

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‘A magical, vibrant, fantasy world’: the joyous kids’ TV show revolutionising disability onscreen
After one woman despaired of children’s toys’ failure to represent disability, she went on to create a glorious, colourful television series. This is her story

Rebecca Atkinson

03, Nov, 2023 @4:19 PM

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Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles review – documentary will wiggle its way into your heart
Film about the Australian musical phenomenon, who are akin to the Beatles for toddlers, is bubbly and insightful, if a tad long

Luke Buckmaster

21, Oct, 2023 @7:00 PM

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