Puppet chicken Chica and her friends and family run The Costume Coop, a fun-filled shop full of costumes. While dressing up and helping customers, she and the viewers learn valuable life lessons. And when the shop closes, they embark on animated adventures that further convey each episode's message.
A BBC educational children's television series that aimed to encourage young children to learn about the world around them. The starting point for each programme is something with which children are already familiar, such as water, wood, paper, boots, spiders, buses, soap, street lamps. The two main characters are Auntie Mabel, and her dog Pippin. They go on adventures in Auntie Mabel's aeroplane, travelling far and wide across the UK to find out more. Music, rhymes and stories enrich the programme topics.
Whenever Charlotte, Lokesh or Elliot visits their Great Aunt Lizzie, there's always going to be a story and a cup of tea. "But first we need..." "The Teacup!" Lizzie has the most extraordinary collection; every cup unique, each with a picture of an ancient artefact; a reminder of an adventure way back in the mists of time. She is so good at telling those tales, with descriptions so vivid, that Charlotte and Elliot can't help but imagine themselves long ago and far away, in Great Aunt Lizzie's old battered boots. Every object is inspired by a genuine museum artefact.
Kevin is stuck in a boring holiday park with his family, when he discovers a video-tape from an obscure 1980s TV show. When he plays the video he accidentally unleashes a strange creature known as the Pooka into the world. The Pooka causes chaos and Kevin gets the blame. His family don’t believe him when he tells them it’s the creature’s fault.
A hybrid animated and live-action children's show about mindfulness and nature. The show features Scout, a curious mouse who leads the Gumboot Kids through a series of clues that take them outdoors to solve nature mysteries.
Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company Smallfilms. The title character was, "An old, saggy, cloth cat, baggy, and a bit loose at the seams." Although only 13 episodes of the show were made, it remains fondly remembered, and was regularly repeated in the UK for thirteen years. In 1999 Bagpuss topped a BBC poll for the UK's favourite children's TV programme.
At just 13, Camille’s life takes a dramatic turn when she is accidentally hurled into the world of Gwendalavir, inhabited by creatures as extraordinary as they are dangerous. She and her friend Salim discover her real name, Ewilan. She learns the truth about her roots and her fate: a native of Gwendalavir, she has inherited a prodigious talent, designing. This turns out to be a decisive weapon in her people’s struggle with the terrible Ts’lich.
Ewilan’s arrival brings fresh hope for saving an embattled world. Imagination will be her only limit.
Retirement-home residents share their quarters with displaced kids after their orphanage is destroyed by fire. One of the youngsters was played by Fred Savage, whose next series was `The Wonder Years.'
This is the story of Hector, a boy who is kicked out of his band because they think he is not cool enough. On his way home, upset about the happening, he falls in a hole and ends up in an underground world, inhabited by many strange creatures. Although it is in this weird place that he is going to find everything he was looking for: true friends and a rock'n'roll band that doesn't care about stereotypes, only the passion for music. The Under-Undergrounds, together, will have lots of fun adventures trying to help Hector find his way back home. Tolerance, diversity, companionship and self-knowledge are values that our "Rock Star hero" will learn in order to be respected and loved by the "Undergrounders".
JoNaLu is a German animated television series for young children. The main characters are a male mouse called Jojo, a female mouse called Naya and a ladybug called Ludwig.
What do you get when you cross an imaginative little girl, an impatient frog, an over-confident dog, a thoughtful cat, and a naïve earthworm? A hilarious and heartwarming preschool series featuring five inseparable friends celebrating the power of friendship, imaginative play, and backyard “grown-up” adventures! Enter the simple whimsical world of Anna and Friends and the joyfulness and enthusiasm that childhood brings.
Christmas is in full swing at the home of the wayward old man Pettson and his mischievous cat Findus. Gingerbread cookies need to be baked, the tree needs to be cut down, Christmas presents need to be made and the Christmas cleaning needs to be done. But can there be any Christmas if you're not sure if Santa is coming?