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Pippin (comics)
''Pippin'' was a United Kingdom, UK children's comics, comic, published by Polystyle Publications between 1966 and 1986, featuring fictional characters, characters from British pre-school television programmes. Stories were generally of four or eight numbered panels, with a short sentence below each illustration (similar to ''Rupert Bear, Rupert''), although some stories did appear in prose form. Regular stories in the 1960s and 1970s included ''Pogles' Wood, The Pogles'' (whose Pippin character gave the comic its name), ''Bizzy Lizzy'', ''Joe (TV series), Joe'', ''The Woodentops (TV series), The Woodentops'', ''Andy Pandy'', ''Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben'', ''Camberwick Green'', ''Trumpton'', ''Chigley'', ''Tich and Quackers'', ''Toytown'', ''Mary, Mungo and Midge'', ''The Moonbeans'', ''Tales of the Riverbank'', ''The Herbs'', ''Mr Benn'', ''Teddy Edward'', ''Colargol, Barnaby the Bear'', ''Ivor the Engine'', ''A Rubovian Legend, Rubovia'' and ''Sooty and Sweep''. ''Andy Pandy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Comics
Children's comics are comics intended primarily for children. Contents Unlike adult comics, children's comics generally don't contain material that could be considered thematically inappropriate for children, including vulgarity, morally questionable actions, disturbing imagery, and sexually explicit material. In some places, this can be enforced through legal or industry bodies, such as the Comics Code Authority in the second half of the 20th century in the United States. Charles Hatfield claims that one of the common characteristics of children's comics is " cuteness". Traditionally, comics were often intended for children, and are still often considered less "serious" than books, but this perception, and their target audience, has been gradually shifting, leading to the growing popularity of the adult comics. Audience The focus on children makes them part of the children's literature, and distinguishes them from general audience comics, known as adult comics. In bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herbs
''The Herbs'' is a television series for young children made for the BBC by Graham Clutterbuck's FilmFair company. It was written by Michael Bond (creator of Paddington Bear), directed by Ivor Wood using 3D stop motion model animation and first transmitted from 12 February 1968 in the BBC1 '' Watch with Mother'' timeslot. There were 13 episodes in the series, each one 15 minutes long. A spin-off series entitled '' The Adventures of Parsley'' was transmitted from 6 April 1970 in the five-minute period between the end of children's TV and the BBC Evening News. This had 32 episodes, some of which were released on VHS as ''Parsley the Lion and Friends''. ''The Herbs'' consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of an English country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator ( Gordon Rollings) spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open. As with ''The Magic Roundabout'', the sophis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagpuss
''Bagpuss'' is a British animated children's television series which was made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms. The series of thirteen episodes was first broadcast from 12 February to 7 May 1974. The title character was "a saggy, old cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams". Although only thirteen episodes were produced and broadcast, the programme remains fondly remembered, and was frequently repeated in the UK until 1986. In early 1999, ''Bagpuss'' topped a BBC poll for the UK's favourite children's television programme. Characters Bagpuss himself is a stuffed cloth cat, referred to in the intro as "The Most Important, The Most Beautiful, The Most Magical, Saggy Old Cloth Cat in the Whole, Wide World". The six mice carved on the side of the "mouse organ" (a small mechanical pipe organ that played rolls of music) wake up and scurry around, singing in high-pitched voices. The names of the six mice are: Charlie Mouse, Jenny Mouse, Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Firmin
Peter Arthur Firmin (11 December 1928 – 1 July 2018) was an English artist and puppet maker. He was the founder of Smallfilms, along with Oliver Postgate. Between them they created a number of popular children's TV programmes, '' The Saga of Noggin the Nog'', ''Ivor the Engine'', '' Clangers'', ''Bagpuss'' and '' Pogles' Wood''. Early life Born in Harwich, Essex, in 1928, Peter Firmin trained at the Colchester School of Art in Colchester. After National Service in the Royal Navy, he attended Central School of Art and Design in London from 1949–1952. He worked in a stained glass studio, as an illustrator and as a lecturer. It was while he was teaching at Central School of Art that Oliver Postgate came looking for, as Firmin put it: "... someone to illustrate a television story – someone who was hard up and would do a lot of drawing for very little money". Postgate and Firmin went on to form Smallfilms. Career Firmin was best known as half of the Smallfilms productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morph (TV Series)
Morph is a British series of Modelling clay, clay stop motion, stop-motion comedy film, comedy animations, named after the main character, who is a small terracotta-skinned plasticine person, who speaks an unintelligible language and lives on a tabletop, with their bedroom being a small wooden box. Morph was initially seen interacting with Tony Hart, beginning in 1977, on several of their British television programmes, notably ''Take Hart'', ''Hartbeat'' and ''SMart''. History Morph was produced for the BBC by Aardman Animations, later famous for the "Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song), Sledgehammer" music video, Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Morph appears mainly in one-minute "shorts" interspersed throughout the ''Take Hart'' show. These are connected to the main show by having Hart deliver a line or two to Morph, who replies in gibberish but with meaningful gestures. Later on, Morph is joined by the cream-coloured Chas, who is much more troublesome and mischievous. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munch Bunch
The ''Munch Bunch'' is a series of children's books, created in the UK by Barrie and Elizabeth Henderson and originally published between 1979 and 1984. The ''Munch Bunch'' are a group of unwanted vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts who were swept to the corner of a shop but ran away together and set up home in and around an old, forgotten garden shed. A spin-off television programme also ran for four series during the early 1980s. In addition, a licensed range of children's yoghurts — originally a tie-in with the television series — were launched in the early 1980s. "Munch Bunch" yoghurts and fromage frais continue to be marketed today, albeit using a cow mascot and with little remaining connection to the original characters and stories. Books Original series The original books were written under the pen name ''Giles Reed'' by Barrie Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson, and British author Denis Bond, and illustrated by Angela Mitson. They were published between 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Portland Bill
''The Adventures of Portland Bill'' is a British stop motion animated children's television series made in 1983. It is set in a fictional lighthouse on the Guillemot Rock, just off the coast from the fictional village of McGuillycuddy. Norman Rossington provides the voice of all the characters, with Portland Bill the principal keeper acting as the narrator of each episode. Characters Most of its characters were named after British Sea Areas and coastal weather stations and other words that occur in shipping forecasts: These live in the lighthouse: * Portland Bill: Principal lighthouse keeper * Ross and Cromarty (see also Ross and Cromarty): his assistants * Dogger: his dog The rest of the characters live elsewhere: * Fastnet: fisherman, lives on the island *Mrs. Lundy: owns a cottage on the mainland *Grandma Tiree: makes oatcakes for the lighthousemen *Inspector Ronaldsway: belongs to the lighthouse service * Finisterre: owns a croft * Eddy Stone: owns the village shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SuperTed
''SuperTed'' is a Welsh language superhero animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by writer and animator Mike Young. Originally created by him as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1982 to 1986. An American-produced series, '' The Further Adventures of SuperTed'', was produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1989. The series was the first British animation acquired by the American based Disney Channel. Creation The character was created by Mike Young in 1978 for his son to help him overcome his fear of darkness. Later Young decided to put the stories into book form, originally as a bear from the woods who was also afraid of the dark, until one day Mother Nature gave him a magic word which gives him superpowers and transforms him into SuperTed. His early attempts were unsuccessful, until he made some adjustments with the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin (magazine)
''Robin'' was a British weekly children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969, originally by Hulton Press. ''Robin'' was billed as "companion to ''Eagle'', '' Girl'', and '' Swift''" and aimed at younger readers and pre-readers. Both the weeklies and annuals were originally edited by Marcus Morris, but by 1962 Clifford Makins had become editor. Artists who worked on ''Robin'' included Sabine Schweitzer, Jennetta Vise, Basil Reynolds, Reg Foster, and Robert Williams. Publication history In 1959–1960, Odhams Press acquired Hulton Press, renaming it Longacre Press,. thus taking over publication of ''Eagle'', ''Girl'', ''Swift'', and ''Robin''. In 1960 Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman of the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper, made an approach to Odhams on behalf of Fleetway Publications (formerly the Amalgamated Press). Odhams' board found this too attractive to refuse and, in 1961, Odhams was taken over by Fleetway. In 1963 its holdings were amalgamated with those of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooty
Sooty is a British children's television media franchise created by Harry Corbett incorporating primarily television and stage shows. The franchise originated with his fictional glove puppet character introduced to television in '' The Sooty Show'' in 1955. The main character, Sooty, is a mute yellow bear with black ears and nose, who is kind-hearted but also cheeky. Sooty performs magic tricks and practical jokes, and squirts his handler and other people with his water pistol. The franchise itself also includes several other puppet characters who were created for television, as well as an animated series, two spin-off series for the direct-to-video market, and a selection of toy merchandising. The franchise remained in the ownership of Corbett until his retirement in 1976, before being passed on to his son Matthew. The rights to the franchise were sold in 1996 to a development firm who formed a holding company for the property, with Matthew later retiring and handing over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rubovian Legend
''A Rubovian Legend'' is a British marionette children's television series created by Gordon Murray. It centres around a fictional kingdom ruled by King Rufus XIV and Queen Caroline, assisted by Albert Weatherspoon and the Lord Chamberlain. The series received a live broadcast of its first episodes from 1955 to 1956. It was revived with recorded plays from 1958 to 1964. A remake of the series was broadcast in 1976, but it only lasted for six episodes. Premise The show takes place within a small, fictitious kingdom named Rubovia, ruled by King Rufus XIV and Queen Caroline. Due to its small size, Rubovia is easily managed, with a chicken named Henrietta, who lays golden eggs, negating the need for high taxes. This means that the King and Queen can focus on problems created by Albert Weatherspoon, the latter of which is officially the Royal Gardner, tending to Queen Caroline's prized cabbages. Whenever Rufus needs him to entertain a visitor, such as King Boris of nearby Borsovia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor The Engine
''Ivor the Engine'' is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lives in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and works for ''The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited''. His friends include Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters. In 2024, to coincide with a reprint of the original book based on the series, Ivor and ''The Merioneth & Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited'' were inducted as the 13th (and only fictional) member of the Great Little Trains of Wales. Background Having produced the live ''Alexander the Mouse'', and the stop motion animated ''The Journey of Master Ho'' for his employers Associated Rediffusion/ ITV in partnership with Firmin, Oliver Postgate and his partner set up Smallfilms in a disused cow shed at Firmin's home in Blean, near Canterbury, Kent. ''Ivor th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
