Compiled by Malcolm Batchelor.

This 15-minute slot for pre-school children featured some very popular series broadcast on BBC-1 during the day.

1 � Through The Years

Watch with Mother was the BBC�s umbrella title of individual programmes shown on television to compliment the popular radio programme Listen With Mother.

From 1946 programmes were under the umbrella title of  For The Children which had made famous Muffin The Mule with Annette Mills.

In 1950 it was replaced with a few experimental transmissions of Andy Pandy under the  banner For The Very Young.

From the summer of 1950 Tuesdays became a regular day for Andy Pandy and it was shown once a week at 3.45pm until the summer of 1952 when it was shown on Thursdays as well.

In December 1952 on Wednesdays The Flowerpot Men joined this new afternoon slot. By 1953 the new umbrella title of Watch With Mother was born and Rag Tag & Bobtail entered the fray.

Then early in 1955 Picture Book was introduced and by December 1955 with the introduction of The Woodentops Watch With Mother was now showing programmes for pre-school children five days a week.

Monday - Picture Book.

Tuesday - Andy Pandy.

Wednesday - The Flowerpot Men. (Bill and Ben).

Thursday - Rag, Tag & Bobtail.

Friday - The Woodentops.

This line-up of programmes remained the same into the mid-1960�s. The 15-minute time slot however was moved back from 3.45pm to 2.30pm by 1959.

In 1962 the slot was moved three times, 2.00pm , 10.30am and back to 2.30pm again.

By the autumn of 1963 two slots a day had emerged with Watch With Mother now going out at 10.45am in the mornings and at 1.30pm lunchtimes.

As there were only the five programmes available they were shuffled around so that in the 1.30pm slot Rag,Tag & Bobtail was on Monday. The Woodentops on Tuesday.

Picture Book on Wednesday. Andy Pandy on Thursday and The Flowerpot Men were on Friday.

By late 1963 Tales Of The Riverbank was put in as part of the next generation of Watch With Mother programmes. Soon to be followed by The Pogles, Bizzy Lizzy, Camberwick Green, Joe and The Herbs. Then Trumpton, Chigley and Mary, Mungo & Midge bringing colour with them into the late 1960�s.

By 1966 just the 1.30pm lunchtime slot remained and this continued until 1973 when it   was moved forward to 1.45pm .

Up until now Watch With Mother had been purely a weekday programme. But from 1972 a 15-minute slot was allocated to 9.00am on Saturdays and a lunchtime early afternoon slot around 1.15pm or 1.55pm on Sundays.

Into the 1970�s with Mr.Benn from 1971 and Fingerbobs from 1972.

During 1972 signs of the Watch With Mother banner in the Radio Times were becoming less and less until in 1973 the umbrella title had completely disappeared.

1974 saw the birth of the all-time classic Bagpuss, followed by Bod and The Mister Men in 1975 and The Flumps in 1977.

By 1978 the Saturday slot had gone and the Sunday slot was put back to 9.00am .

The Monday to Friday slot remained at 1.45pm with 1.30pm during the summer months.

In October 1980 the See-Saw banner appeared in the Radio Times for the first time for the programmes King Rollo and Bric-A-Brac.

Postman Pat made its debut in 1981.

The time slots remained as they were until 1985 when See Saw was dropped on Sundays.

Reverting back to being a Monday to Friday programme again but gaining an extra afternoon slot at 3.55pm or 4.20pm along with the 1.45pm or 1.50pm slot.

Fireman Sam made it debut in 1986.

By 1986 the See-Saw banner was showing signs of diminishing. 

In the Autumn of 1987 the See-Saw slot was moved across to BBC-2 and took a 1.20pm or 1.25pm lunchtime slot only.

From 1989 the See-Saw banner had gone completely and although programmes such as Postman Pat, Mr. Benn, and Pie In The Sky were to continue in this lunchtime slot of 1.00pm (1989), 1.20pm (1990) etc and throughout the 1990�s on BBC-2, the slot was now placed under the Children�s BBC banner and hosted a new range of programmes like Greenclaws, Joshua Jones, The Brollys, Philomena�s Cat  etc. mixed in with shorter programmes (5 and 10 minutes) such as The Adventures Of Spot and PC Pinkerton,    

not listed in detail here as they are out of the Golden Era of Watch With Mother and

See-Saw programming 1953 � 1988. 

2 � The Programmes. A - Z  by title

Please note:  the date given is the first screening date on BBC-1 in this slot, not the production date.

ALONG THE RIVER

From April, 1970.   5 programmes.

Wild creatures in their natural surroundings. Devised and Produced by Dave Ellison and Roy Billings.

ALONG THE SEASHORE

From May, 1970.   2 programmes.  Repeated May, 1971.

Some of the interesting things to be found by the edge of the sea and even under the sea. Narrated by Tony Soper. Produced by Dave Ellison and Roy Billings.

ALONG THE TRAIL

From May, 1972.   6 programmes.

A look at Canadian wildlife. Narrated by Rick Jones. Devised and Produced by Dave Ellison and Roy Billings.

ANDY PANDY

From 11th July, 1950 .  26 black-and-white episodes were shown over-and-over again until a new colour series of 13 episodes were made in 1970. The puppet adventures of Andy Pandy, Teddy and Looby Loo. Narrated by Vera McKechnie. Created, written and music by Maria Bird. Songs sung by Gladys Whitred. Puppeteers: Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. Produced by Freda Lingstrom.

ANIMAL FAIR

1986.

A look at various animals with Don Spencer. Produced by Barbara Roddam.

BAGPUSS

From February, 1974.   Only 13 episodes ever made.

This Smallfilms puppet animation series was voted best BBC children�s show ever in 1998. The stories of a pink and white striped cloth cat Bagpuss who lives in a shop with his various friends including The Toy Mice, Gabriel the Toad, Woodpecker Professor Yaffle and Madeline the Doll�

 "Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little girl and her name was Emily and she had a shop. It was rather an unusual shop, because it didn't sell anything. You see, everything in that shop window was a thing that somebody had once lost and Emily had found and brought home to Bagpuss. Emily's cat Bagpuss, the most important, the most beautiful, the most magical, saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world��

�and that�s how each episode started.

Music by John Faulkner and Sandra Kerr. Written by Oliver Postgate. Directed by Peter Firmin. Created and Produced by Peter  Firmin and Oliver Postgate. 

BARNABY

From April, 1973.   13 episodes.

Barnaby the bear and his adventures in the woods where the birds teach him to sing. He then joins Mr. Pimoulu�s Circus where he makes lots of friends and becomes a great success as Barnaby the Singing Bear.   

Voices of Colin Jeavons, Charles Collingwood and Gwendoline Owen. Series created by Albert Nahille.

BERTHA

1985.   13 episodes.

Woodland Animations created this series about Bertha, a special machine that could make anything as long as she was programmed correctly. Bertha lived at Spottiswood Factory, a small engineering plant and although old looking in appearance she had been upgraded and made fully computerised. As Bertha was a little tempremental you could expect a crisis breaking out in every episode.

Voices of Roy Kinnear and Sheila Walker. Written by Eric Charles. Music by Bryan Daly. Title song sung by Guy Fletcher. Edited by Martin Bohan. Director of Animation: Derek Mogford. Designed and Produced by Ivor Wood.

BIZZY LIZZY

1967.   13 black-and-white episodes.

Originally part of �Picture Book�, then made into a separate series of 13 episodes. Bizzy Lizzy, was a little girl who wore a blue dress with a magic flower attached. She could have three wishes by touching her magic flower. Her first wish was to have Little Mo, her Eskimo doll come to life.

BOD

From December, 1975.   13 episodes.

Bod is joined by his trusty friends, Frank the Postman, Farmer Barley Mow, Aunt Flo and PC Copper. Also featuring Alberta Frog and his Amazing Animal Band. Created by Joanne and Michael Cole. Narated by John Le Mesurier and Maggie Henderson. Music by Derek Griffiths. Animation by Denise Sherwell, Alan Rogers. Produced by David Yates.

BRIC-A-BRAC

From October, 1980

Presented by Brian Cant, roaming around the curiosities in his junk shop. Designer Mary Penley-Edwards. Written and Produced by Nick Wilson.

CAMBERWICK GREEN

From 3^rd January, 1966 .   13 episodes.

"Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today ?"

Those words from Brian Cant and the Freddie Phillips sound from the musical box heralded the start of each programme focusing on the animated characters in the village of  Camberwick Green , county of Trumptonshire . This was the first series in the Trumpton trilogy, see also Trumpton and Chigley.

Here are the characters in chronological episode order: -

1) Peter Hazel, the postman. 2) Windy Miller. 3) Mr.Crockett, the garage man. 4) Dr.Mopp.5) Farmer Jonathan Bell. 6) Captain Snort. 7) Paddy Murphy. 8) Roger Varley, the sweep. 9) PC McGarry (Number 452). 10) Mr.Dagenham, the salesman. 11) Mr.Carraway, the fishmonger. 12) Mickey Murphy, the baker. 13) Mrs.Honeyman and her baby.

Narrated by Brian Cant. Music by Freddie Phillips. Animations by Bob Bura and John Hardwick. Designs by Andrew and Margaret Brownfoot. Created by Gordon Murray. Written by Gordon Murray and Alison Prince.

CHIGLEY

From 6^th October, 1969 .   13 episodes.

Brian Cant would ask one of the characters at the beginning of each episode where they were going to? And if we can go with them? Hence we would end up at Chigley, the third village and third series in the Trumpton trilogy. See also Camberwick Green and Trumpton.  This series was set around a biscuit factory, a pottery, Treddles Wharf and Winkstead Hall. The main characters were Lord Belborough who owned Winkstead Hall. Bessie, his steam engine and his staff Brackett the butler and Mr.Bilton the gardener. Then there was Mr.Cresswell, the biscuit factory manager. Harry Farthing and Winnie at the pottery and Mr.Swallow at Treddles Wharf . Mr.Rumpling, the barge owner. Mr.Clutterbuck, the builder. Mr.Gubbins and Mr.Sneed, the corporations dustmen.

At the end of each episode the workers from the biscuit factory would head-off to Lord Belborough�s grounds to enjoy the Dutch barrel organ music of the � six o�clock dance�.

Narrated by Brian Cant. Music by Freddie Phillips. Animations by Bob Bura and John Hardwick. Designs by Andrew and Margaret Brownfoot. Created by Gordon Murray. Written by Gordon Murray and Alison Prince.

CHOCK-A-BLOCK

1981

Alternating each week between Chock-a-bloke (Fred Harris) and Chock-a-girl (Carol Leader) They would arrive on the set in a small electric car. Fred or Carol would then choose a large coloured cartridge to slot into Chock-a-block, the big yellow computer,  to activate various songs and stories to be shown on Chock-a-block's TV screen.

Directed by Nick Wilson. Produced by Michael Cole.

FINGERBOBS

From February, 1972.   13 episodes.

"Yoffy lifts a finger and a mouse is there
Puts his hands together and a seagull takes the air
Yoffy lifts a finger and a scampi darts about
Puts his hands together and a tortoise head peeps out
His hands were made for making
And making they must do!

I am a mouse called Fingermouse,
A mouse with guts and verve.
I get past cats so easily with my famous bodyswerve..."

The song which introduced the adventures of paper puppets Fingermouse, Scampi, Gulliver the Seagull and Flush the Tortoise. Created by �Yoffy� (Rick Jones)  who sat at a wooden table in front of a blue background and talked with the various characters he created from gloves and pieces of card, ping-pong balls, etc.

Story and Design by Joanne and Michael Cole. Music by Michael Jessett. Directed by Michael Grafton-Robinson. 

FINGERMOUSE

1984.   13 episodes.

Presented by Iain Lauchlan who played various musical instruments, with Jane Hardy.

Music by Richard Brown. Puppets by Joanne Cole. Designed by Richard Brackenberry. Written and Produced by Michael Cole.  

FIREMAN SAM

1986.   32 episodes

Animated series in the style of Postman Pat with the Fireman from the fictional village of Pontypandy in Wales who is always ready to help and share his adventures. Other characters included Trevor Evans, a minibus driver. Bella, an Italian who ran a restaurant. Norman Price, a naughty boy with a skateboard. James and Sarah and Cridlington a fellow fireman who was a good cook. Narrated by John Alderton.

From an original idea by Dave Gingell and Dave Jones. Developed by Mike Young. Illustrated and created by Rob Lee.

THE FLOWERPOT MEN  (BILL AND BEN)

From 12^th December, 1952 .  26 black-and-white episodes shown over-and-over again.

A new 13 episode colour series was made in 2000.

Puppet series with a regular format which proved so popular with children even though the language of Bill and Ben left a little to be desired... "Flobba-dobba-flobba-lob". 

The man who worked in the garden went home for his lunch and in the potting shed at the bottom of the garden lived a little weed who sat between two big flowerpots. In the flowerpots lived the flowerpot men Bill & Ben and when it was safe to come out to play they would pop-up from their flowerpots, say hello to the little weed and proceed to have fun and get up to mischief with their friends, including Slowcoach the tortoise.

Towards the end of each programme a question was asked�

�Was it Bill or was it Ben ?

Did that mischievious act just then

Which of those two flowerpot men

Was it Bill or was it Ben ?�

�the viewer guesses the answer. The culprit owns up, then the little weed hears the footsteps of the man coming back from lunch down the garden path. So the pair hurry back into their flowerpots, saying goodbye to the little weed and to each other.

Silence returns to the shed and everyone sleeps in the afternoon sun as if nothing had happened at all!

�Nobody knew about the flowerpot men. Only YOU saw them playing. The little weed knew about them and we think the little house may have known something too!!!�

Creators: Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird. Music: Maria Bird. Puppeteers:  Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. Voices:  Peter Hawkins, Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams.

THE FLUMPS

From February, 1977.   13 episodes.

Animated adventure tales of a family of six strange furry people called Flumps, consisting of  Grandfather Flump, Father Flump, Mother Flump, Perkin, Posie and Baby Pootle. Father Flump usually spent most of his time doing DIY and digging in the allotment. Mother Flump was always in the kitchen baking, cooking and cleaning. Grandfather Flump spent most of his time asleep! The three children who had most of the adventures were Perkin, the eldest boy, a girl called Posie and baby Pootle who was just growing up and asking daft questions!

Theme tune by Paul Reade. Made by David Yates Productions.

GRAN

From February, 1983.   13 episodes.

Animated series featuring the mis-adventures of an elderly Gran. Narrated by Patricia Hayes. By Joanne and Michael Cole. Designed and Directed by Ivor Wood.

HEADS AND TAILS

From February, 1977  first 13 episodes.  Second 13 episodes from April, 1979. Short animal films. Voices and Music by Derek Griffiths. Film Editor: David Pygram. Written and Produced by Michael Cole.

THE HERBS

From 12^th February, 1968 .   13 episodes.

The magic word �Herbidacious� would start another adventure in this animated series of  animals living in the walled English country garden of Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary. The characters were Parsley the Lion,  Dill the Dog, Sage the Owl, Bayleaf the Gardener, Constable Knapweed, Mr and Mrs Onion and The Chives, Aunt Mint, Miss Jessop the neat herb, Good King Henry, Signor Solidago, Tarragon the Dragon, Belladonna, the evil witch and deadly nightshade flower,  and Pashana Bedhi, the Snake Charmer. One of the characters, Parsley the Lion, went on to have his own spin-off series called �The Adventures Of Parsley�, this began in 1970 and 32 5-minute episodes were made.

Narrated by Gordon Rollings. Created by Michael Bond. Music by Tony Russell. Lyrics by Brenda Johnson. Directed by Ivor Wood. Executive Producer: Graham Clutterbuck. A Filmfair Production.

HOKEY-COKEY

1983. Balloons, kangaroos and jumping frogs all bounce in and out of the programme. With Carol Chell and Don Spencer, later Chloe Ashcroft. Musical Director: Richard Brown. Associate Producer: Robin Haldane.  Designer: John Asbridge. Directed and Produced by Christine Hewitt.

HOW DO YOU DO !

From October, 1977.   13 programmes.

Carmen Munro with rhymes, stories and counting games. Illustrations by Joan Hickson. Designer: John Holland. Written and Directed by Carole Ward.

IN THE TOWN

From February, 1973.   7 programmes.  

Meet the people working in various industries around towns in Britain. Fish in Conway, Wood in High Wycombe, The Bakery in Cupar, Milk in Stoke-on-Trent, The New Town of Killingworth, Canterbury and Preston. Narrated by Gordon Rollings. Camera: Eddie Best. Directed by Peter Wiltshire.

JOE

From 1968.   13 black-and-white episodes.   13 colour episodes from 1970.  

Animated series about the adventures of a young boy called Joe whose Dad runs a transport cafe. Narrated by Colin Jeavons. Music by Laurie Steele. Created by Alison Prince. Illustrations by Joan Hickson. Produced by Q3 London .

KING ROLLO

From October, 1980.

The adventures of the bearded, yet childlike, castle dwelling King Rollo  as he experienced the problems and joys of childhood. Helped by his friends, Queen Gwen, the girl from the palace next door.  King Frank and his spotted dog.  Hamlet, King Rollo's loveable cat. By David McKee. Told by Ray Brooks. Music by Duncan Lamont. Animation by Leo Beltoft. Produced by Clive Juster.

LITTLE MISSES

From February, 1983.   13 characters.   Often coupled with The Mister Men.

1)   Little Miss Tiny.   / 2) Little Miss Shy. / 3) Little Miss Splendid. / 4)   Little Miss Magic. / 5) Little Miss Neat. /                6) Little Miss Naughty. / 7)   Little Miss Bossy.  / 8) Little Miss Scatterbrain ./9) Little Miss Helpful. / 10) Little Miss Sunshine. / 11) Little Miss Plump. /12) Little Miss Late. / 13) Little Miss Trouble.

By Roger Hargreaves. Told by Pauline Collins and John Alderton. Produced and Directed by Terry Ward and Trevor Bond.

MARY, MUNGO AND MIDGE

From October, 1969.   13 episodes.

A town is full of buildings, some tall, some short, some wide and some narrow. The buildings are flats, and houses, and factories, and shops. They're built in streets. The streets have cars, and buses and lorries driving along them. The cars and the buses and the streets are full of people, in fact there are a lot of people in a town. 
Do you live in a town?
Mary, Mungo and Midge live in this town.
They live with Mary's Mother and Father in this tall block of flats.
They live right at the top. There are eight flats built on top of each other. Mary, Mungo and Midge live in the flat with the flowers growing in the window box. There's Mary, there's Mungo and there's Midge. Mary, Mungo and Midge have a large sunny room to play in, a room full of games, picture books and toys.

Animated series telling the adventures of Mary, a young girl, Mungo, her dog and Midge, her pet mouse living in a high rise tower block of flats.  Narrated by Richard Baker with Isobel Ryan. Written by Daphne Jones. Music by Johnny Pearson. Filmed by Bura and Hardwick. A John Ryan Production.

MOP AND SMIFF

1985.

The adventures of a cat and dog. Written and Presented by Mike Amatt.  Animation Simon and Sara Bor. Directed by Sid Waddell. Produced by David Brown.

MR. BENN

From February, 1971.   Only 13 episodes ever made and repeated often.

Animated series. Meet the bowler hatted Mr Benn, resident of 52. Festive Road , London ,  whose adventures start when he visits a special 'fancy dress' shop. After trying on an outfit Mr Benn is transported to magical and fantastic worlds. Told by Ray Brooks. Music by Don Warren. Created by David McKee. 

THE MR. MEN

From January, 1975.  28 separate characters.

1)   Mr.Happy. /2) Mr.Topsy-Turvy.   /  3) Mr.Bump. /4) Mr.Tickle. / 5)   Mr.Silly. / 6) Mr.Sneeze. /  7) Mr.Uppity. /  8) Mr.Nosey. / 9)   Mr.Snow. / 10) Mr.Daydream. / 11) Mr.Messy. / 12) Mr.Small. / 13) Mr.Greedy. / 14) Mr. Strong / 15) Mr.Chatterbox  / 16) Mr. Lazy. / 17) Mr. Mean / 18) Mr. Bounce / 19) Mr. Noisy /             20) Mr. Forgetful. / 21) Mr. Jelly / 22) Mr. Fussy / 23) Mr. Muddle / / 24) Mr.Funny / 25) Mr. Impossible / 26) Mr. Dizzy /                 27) Mr. Worry / 28) Mr. Grumpy

By Roger Hargreaves. / Told by Arthur Lowe. / Animation by Terry Ward.

ON THE FARM

From July, 1970.   6 programmes. Lucy and Robert�s adventures on the farm. Story told by Keith Barron. Produced by Daphne Jones.

OVER THE MOON

From October, 1978.   13 programmes.

Presented by Sam Dale. Stories sung by Don Spencer. Animation by Trevor Bond. Written and Produced by Michael Cole.

PICTURE BOOK

From Monday, 14^th February, 1955 .  black-and-white.

Pre-school entertainment. A mixture of stories and puppet fun as the pages of the Picture Book were turned and each page came to life to tell a new story.

Within the book was Bizzy Lizzy, a little girl who wore a blue dress with a magic flower. She could have three wishes by touching her magic flower. Then there were The Jolly Jack Tars, a group of sailors sailing to exotic places of adventure. The presenter would play games between the stories aided and abetted by Sausage the marionette dachshund. Presented by Patricia Driscoll and later Vera McKechnie.

PIE IN THE SKY

1986.

Devised by Chloe Ashcroft and Peter Gosling. David Hargreaves as the Pie Man, Chloe Ashcroft as the Pie Wife and Ben Thomas as the Pie Pilot. Music by Peter Gosling. Production by Sharon Miller and Michael Cole.

PIGEON STREET

From February, 1981.   13 episodes.

Animated adventures of a group of pigeons. Voices: George Layton and John Telfer. Music:  Benni Lees, played by Soulyard. Animation: Peter Lang. Producers: David Yates and Alan Rogers.

PINNY�S HOUSE

1986.   13 episodes from the Smallfilms stable.

Pinny the doll no bigger than a pin but made of wood that can float!

Story and Pictures by Peter Firmin. Read by Matilda Thorpe. Music by Ar Log. Directed and Animation by Oliver Postgate.

PLAYBOARD

From October, 1976.   13 programmes.

Set in a fairground, the programme featured a colourful collection of characters including Mo and Hedge, Arabella, Bill and Kathy Bright, Max the Magician, Winnie Wilson, Lily Kettle the owner of the ghost train, Jo the clown and Shahid the snake charmer!

Introduced by Christopher Lillicrap. Stories and Designs by Ian Allen. Puppets and settings by John Thirtle. Written and Directed by Judy Whitfield. Produced by Michael Cole.

THE POGLES

1965.    6 episodes.

The original black-and-white series from Smallfilms that was only shown once as it was deemed to scary for young children. Music by Vernon Elliott. Written by Oliver Postgate. Puppets and pictures by Peter Firmin. Told by Olwen Griffiths, Steve Woodman and Oliver Postgate. Creators/Producers/Directors: Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.

POGLES WOOD

1966.   26 episodes.     

The popular black-and-white series from Smallfilms.

The Pogle family were woodland folk , Mr and Mrs Pogle, their adopted son Pippin and his rabbit friend Tog. They lived in a tree and had a magic bean plant which would conjour up all sorts of adventures for the family.

Music by Vernon Elliott. Written by Oliver Postgate. Puppets and pictures by Peter Firmin. Told by Olwen Griffiths, Steve Woodman and Oliver Postgate. Creators/Producers/Directors: Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.

POSTMAN PAT

From September, 1981.   13 original 1980�s episodes.

Animated series following the adventures of rural postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess as he delivers his letters around Greendale. Narrated by Ken Barrie who also sang the theme tune.  Music by Bryan Daly. Created by John Cunliffe. Produced by Ivor Wood.

RAG, TAG AND BOBTAIL

1953.   26 black-and-white episodes.

The adventures of Rag the hedgehog, Tag the little mouse and Bobtail the big rabbit. Narrated by Charles E. Stidwell, David Enders and James Urquhart.  Puppeteers: Sam and Elizabeth Williams. Writen by Louise Cochrane. Produced by Freda Lingstrom and David Boisseau.

RAGTIME

From October, 1973.   13 original programmes,  then 13 more from January, 1975.

Maggie Henderson and Fred Harris play words with the puppets Bubble, Humbug and Dachs the dog and have fun with a whole range of Spoons called Mr.Porridge, Mr.Curry, Mr.Jelly, Miss Sponge, Mrs.Custard and Mrs.Ragamuffin. Music by Peter Gosling and Dave Moses. Written and Produced by Michael Cole.

RING-A-DING

From January, 1973.   13 programmes.  7 minute duration. (coupled with Teddy Edward) . With Derek Griffiths. Illustrated by Lawrence Henry. Written and Directed by Peter Charlton.  

RUBOVIA

From 20th February, 1976.   6 episodes.

A remake in Colour of six of the Original 1950�s series.

Narrated by Gordon Murray. / Voiced by Roy Skelton. / Music by Freddie Phillips. / Puppets and Production by Gordon Murray.

STOP � GO !

From February, 1983.   13 programmes.

Motion, speed, transport, movement. Voice of Lola Young. Music by Michael Omer. Film Edited by Michael Williamson. Produced by Michael Cole.

TALES OF THE RIVERBANK

1963.   26 black-and-white episodes.

The stories of Hammy the Hamster, Roderick the Rat, GP the Guinea Pig and their assorted animal friends along a Canadian River. The show used footage of real animals filmed doing humanised things such as driving a car. No animation or puppetry was involved.

Stories told by Johnny Morris. Presented by Peggy Miller. Written, Produced and Directed by Dave Ellison, Paul Sutherland and Roy Billings.

TEDDY EDWARD

From January, 1973.   13 episodes.  5-minute duration. (coupled with Ring-A-Ding) By Patrick and Mollie Matthews. Told by Richard Baker. Directed by Howard Kennett.

THOMAS

From May, 1975.  7 episodes. 

The adventures of Thomas and his friend Sarah.

TRUMPTON

From 3^rd January, 1967 .   13 episodes.

"Here is the clock, the Trumpton clock. Telling the time steadily, sensibly, never too quickly, never too slowly. Telling the time for Trumpton."

Those words from Brian Cant and music from Freddie Phillips heralded the start of each programme focusing on the animated characters in the village of Trumpton , county of Trumptonshire . This was the second series in the Trumpton trilogy, see also Camberwick Green and Chigley. Each episode of this series featured the fire service �Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, and Grub� was the chant echoed by Captain Flack each week. Other characters to appear were Chippy Minton, the carpenter. The Mayor of Trumpton. Mr.Antonio, the ice-cream man. Mr.Bolt, the borough engineer. Mr.Clamp, the greengrocer and his cat Aggee.  Mr.Craddock, the park keeper. Mr.Munnings, the printer.  Mr.Platt, the clock maker. Mr.Robinson, the window cleaner. Mr.Troop, the town clerk. Mr.Wantage and Fred, the telephone engineers.  Mr.Wilkins, the plumber.  Miss Lovelace, the hat maker.  Mrs.Cobbit, the flower seller.  Nick Fisher, the bill sticker. Philby, the Mayor�s driver. Policeman Potter. Raggy Dan, the rag and bone man.   Walter Harkin, the painter and decorator.

Narrated by Brian Cant. Music by Freddie Phillips. Animations by Bob Bura and John Hardwick. Designs by Andrew and Margaret Brownfoot. Created by Gordon Murray. Written by Gordon Murray and Alison Prince.

UP OUR STREET

Series One: From 10^th June, 1985 .   6 episodes.

Series Two: From 12^th Sept, 1985 .   7 episodes.

A series of unrelated wacky sitcom stories, each with a different cast and writer, linked only by the unnamed 'street' of the title. Produced by Greg Childs. Executive Producer: Cynthia Felgate. 

THE WOODENTOPS  

From Friday, 9^th September, 1955 .   26 black-and-white episodes.

Puppet drama series featuring the adventures of The Woodentop Family who lived in the country.  There were Mummy Woodentop, Daddy Woodentop, Baby Woodentop and the twins Willie and Jenny. Mrs Scrubbit, who came to help Mummy Woodentop and Sam the Farmhand, who came to help Daddy Woodentop.  Buttercup the Cow and last of all the very biggest Spotty Dog you ever did see!

Created by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird. Scripts and Music by Maria Bird.Puppeteers: Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson. Voices by Eileen Brown, Josephina Ray, and Peter Hawkins.

Compiled by  Malcolm Batchelor. 2003.