Teletubbies

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Tulsa King to Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? The seven best shows to stream this week
Sylvester Stallone goes on a one-man crime wave in Oklahoma, and you’ll lap up this gloriously eccentric documentary about the American dream. Plus: new Teletubbies!

Phil Harrison

11, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

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‘Eh-oh!’: Teletubbies to return on Netflix as series reboots for streaming
Comeback of the children’s show, narrated by actor Tituss Burgess, will premiere in November

Miranda Bryant

07, Sep, 2022 @5:46 PM

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‘Absolutely breathtaking TV’: 20 years of CBeebies, from surreal Teletubbies to the beauty of Bluey
For two decades, the BBC channel has delighted preschoolers and won the teary gratitude of exhausted parents. But which are its best shows?

Stuart Heritage

08, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM

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‘They wanted my meerkat to sound like a Russian Alan Sugar’ – meet TV’s secret superstars
They are TV’s unsung heroes, adored yet unrecognised. But do voice artists and mask-wearers ever crave fame? From the man behind the meerkats to Star Trek’s prosthetic-laden Captain Saru, we find out

Sasha Mistlin

09, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM

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Bill Titcombe obituary
Other Lives: Cartoonist who drew scores of characters for magazines, including Scooby-Doo and Tom and Jerry

Olly Day

12, Feb, 2021 @5:57 PM

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Teletubbies has vital lessons for toddlers | Letters
Letters: Toddlers invest immense amounts of energy in learning how to make sense of television – not just content, but also the rules of storytelling and genre, writes Cary Bazalgette

Letters

09, May, 2018 @4:48 PM

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Is children’s TV raising a crop of raving narcissists? | Catherine Shoard
The Teletubbies have nothing to declare except their own names. And they’re not the only offenders, says Guardian film editor Catherine Shoard

Catherine Shoard

07, May, 2018 @5:00 AM

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Teletubbies' Tinky Winky actor Simon Barnes dies aged 52
Tributes paid to actor who played purple Teletubby who always carried a handbag

Lanre Bakare and agencies

23, Jan, 2018 @12:33 PM

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Are these TV's best-ever putdowns? Not without Malcolm Tucker they're not
A new list purports to rank the greatest ever insults on television. With no quotes from The Thick of It, it’s as useful as a marzipan dildo

Stuart Heritage

19, Apr, 2017 @11:07 AM

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Teletubbies turn 20: how four blinking toddlers became a true TV phenomenon
Two decades ago on this momentous day, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po bounded into our lives – and soon turned into the most copied kids’ show ever

Stuart Heritage

31, Mar, 2017 @8:56 AM

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The 10 best and worst box sets for exhausted new parents
Watch anything on Walter Presents (it’s subtitled so you can follow the dialogue) or Game of Thrones, but avoid Wallander or anything by Aaron Sorkin …

Stuart Heritage

02, Jul, 2016 @5:30 AM

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The clean, green and slightly bonkers world of CBeebies | Sophie Elmhirst
The Long Read: CBeebies isn’t just a channel,
it’s a culture – and as a new parent you have little choice
but to surrender to it

Sophie Elmhirst

05, May, 2016 @5:00 AM

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