Let's Pretend was a 1980s children's television series aimed at preschool ages. It was shown across the ITV Network at 12.10 on Tuesdays, then later Mondays, replacing the popular Pipkins which had been cancelled at the end of 1981. Like its predecessor, each edition was fifteen minutes long, and the programme was produced using many of Pipkins' personnel such as puppeteer Nigel Plaskitt and producer Michael Jeans.
Each week the presenters would find a number of ordinary household items and contrive to produce a short story featuring them all. The first programme, "The Story Of The Broken Puppet", was shown on Tuesday 5 January 1982 by Central Television. The show aired weekly until 1988.
The show's original opening titles featured items moving along a conveyor belt into the mouth of a large plastic whale, and later a puppet caterpillar moving along the screen.
Join Broadcast Cal as he explores the people and events that have shaped the modern world. Audiences of all ages will enjoy his humor, animations, and costumes.
"From Myself in Another Dimension" is an anthology documentary series with each episode presenting a self-contained narrative. Hosted by Nima Beheshtinia, the series follows a journey across different parts of the world, engaging with local communities and individuals. Through conversations shaped by music, culture, food, art and everyday human experiences, the series offers an intimate and human-centered perspective on life across diverse societies.
Hashem migrates to Tehran with his family because of a heart problem, his wife's insistence, and the hope of a better job. But living in Tehran puts him and his family in a lot of trouble.
Aesop and Son was a segment on "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle". It is similar to "Fractured Fairy Tales," except it deals with fables instead of fairy tales.
After a near-death experience, a man is suddenly gifted with the ability to see the exact day a person will die. Knowing that his mother will soon pass away, he makes a desperate bargain to carry out Death’s deeds in exchange for her life.
Some of the biggest names in entertainment celebrate the artists who inspired their careers. Hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and featuring special performances from Jamie Cullum, Jessie Wallace, Alfie Boe, Ben Miller, Jon Culshaw and Jason Manford.
Despite being transferred to an obscure department, the main character of this family drama nevertheless sees his position in the company to be just as important as his role in his family. His skills as family peacekeeper are constantly challenged by his younger sister, his brother and his fiancée's mother.
Sibling duo Max and Maple spend their days adventuring with their dependable red wagon and its magical little Wheelios in the yard behind Grandpa Tony’s Fix-It Shop.
Teams of Kiwi master brick builders are put through their paces in the New Zealand version of the hugely popular reality challenge. Who will dream, create it, and win it?!
Eggheads is a BBC quiz show which pits a team of five "Eggheads" against a series of teams of five "challengers" who in each episode attempt to beat the Eggheads through a series of rounds.
The program was first broadcast in 2003, and co-presented by Dermot Murnaghan and Jeremy Vine. For the 2008 series, Jeremy Vine was brought in to present on nights when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series Are You an Egghead?. This happened again from October 2009 while Murnaghan presented the second series of the spinoff show. Since the spin-off show finished, Jeremy Vine has continued to host the second half of each series, which broadcasts 52 weeks a year. Episodes generally air weekdays.
Alexander Armstrong is joined by a selection of celebrity guests for this festive special celebrating all the things that go into a perfect Christmas including Prue Leith and Fay Ripley and setting out to answer an important seasonal question - what is the best bit? Each of Alexander's guests makes the case for their favourite part of the holiday, and at the end of the show, the studio audience will cast their votes on which one they think is most important. A house band is on hand to provide some seasonal live music to accompany the festivities.