Gran is a children's stop motion animation television series narrated by Patricia Hayes and directed by Ivor Wood. There were only two main characters, namely Gran and her grandson, Jim.
The programme was made by Woodland Animations and was written by Michael and Joanne Cole. Ivor Wood created thirteen five-minute episodes in 1982. The series was broadcast on the BBC between 17 February 1983 and 12 May 1983, and was repeated in both 1986 and 1992. A children's book based on the series was also released in 1983. The shorts were also shown in the U.S. as part of the Nickelodeon series Eureeka's Castle.
Despite moderate popularity with young audiences in the mid-1980s, the series has not been seen on UK television since being repeated in 1992, and no further episodes were made. Series 1 was released on Region 2 DVD in the U.K. on 7 March 2005 but has since been deleted.
Egg-shaped "Ludwig" arrives to share his music and fun adventures with the friendly animals in the forest. Simple and beautiful cut-out animation from the late 1970s.
The brilliant Joe Wicks joins Duggee and the squirrels to teach kids how to exercise and keep fit! In each episode, the kids try to win a different badge all while doing simple exercises. Will you be able to win a badge too? You won’t know unless you try!
Mind Wars is a quiz game show comprising four teams of two students from grade six to ten, and hosted by Shreyas Talpade. They are asked general knowledge questions about India and its current affairs. The team that answers the questions correctly wins the title of Mind Wars Champions.
All aboard for the adventures of Choo Choo Bob and his wacky friends as they visit railroads and museums all over the country, sing songs with each other or with guest musicians such as Ozomatli and Haley Bonar, and visit Tinyland, the small world located on Choo Choo Bob's train layout.
A special film for to teach children English and developing their social skills and self-esteem. The programme features popular characters from the Korean animation "Larva".
Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. The figures remain a quintessential part of the 1990s boom in craze toys, spaning several animated adaptations and video games based on the figures. The word sylvan means 'of the forest'.