The Woodentops (TV series)

The Woodentops
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Genre
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Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time15 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release9 September 1955 (1955-09-09) –
2 March 1956 (1956-03-02)
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The Woodentops is a children's television series first shown on BBC Television in 1955.[1][2] Created by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird, it featured on the Friday edition of Watch with Mother and regularly repeated until 1973.[1] The main characters are the members of a family living on a farm. The aim of the programme was to teach pre-school children about family life.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b BFI Screen Online: The Woodentops (1955-1957)
  2. ^ a b Toonhound - The Woodentops
  3. ^ "A History of the UK in 1000 Objects > Spotty Dog puppet, c. 1955". Historical Association. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.