Michael Cole (writer)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Cole (disambiguation).

Michael Cole
Michael Cole (writer-TV producer)
Michael Cole (writer-TV producer)
Born(1933-03-17)17 March 1933
Willesden, London, England
Died4 August 2001(2001-08-04) (aged 68)
OccupationWriter / TV producer
NationalityBritish
GenreChildren's TV and books
Notable worksBod, Fingerbobs, Ragtime
Notable awards1973 BAFTA Best Children's Programme
Spouse

Michael Cole (17 March 1933 – 4 August 2001) was a British writer. He created a number of children's programmes from the 1970s to the 1990s,[1] including Alphabet Castle, Heads and Tails and Ragtime, for which he won a Society of Film and Television Award (later known as a BAFTA) for Best Children's Programme.[2] Together with his wife Joanne Cole,[3] he created Bod, originally published as four books in 1965 and made into a TV show in the 1970s,[4] as well as Fingerbobs[5] and Gran.[6]

  1. ^ "Why Michael Cole Was an Incredible Star of Children's TV".
  2. ^ "1974 Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin". bafta.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Bod (1975-76)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Fingerbobs (1972)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Toonhound - Gran (1982)". www.toonhound.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.