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List Of Topsy And Tim Episodes
The following is a list of episodes of the ''Topsy and Tim'' live-action children's series that was shown on the BBC's CBeebies television channel between 2013 and 2015. The programmes were based on the Topsy and Tim books written by Jean Adamson and Gareth Adamson in the 1960s and 1970s. There were three series with a total of seventy-one 15-minute episodes. The list includes the original air dates of each episode. This show currently airs reruns on Universal Kids in the USA. The series was produced by Darrall Macqueen. Series 1 (2013–2014) There were 30 episodes in the first series: episodes 1–15 were originally aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in November 2013; episodes 16–30 were first aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in February/March 2014. Series 2 (2014) There were 31 episodes in the second series: episodes 1–15 were originally aired on weekday evenings, over a period of three weeks in July 2014; episodes 16–30 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older children ages 6–12. It broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Four. History On November 20, 2001, the CBeebies name was officially revealed as part of the split of the already-existing CBBC block, and would be used as both a pre-school block and a digital channel. The CBeebies channel officially launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC channel, as a spinoff from the BBC's children's television strand. The first four shows to air on the channel were ''Teletubbies'', ''Binka'', '' Step Inside'', and ''Pingu''. CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 6 am to 6:58 pm, broadcasting 7 days per week, and as a result, it timeshares with fellow BBC channel BBC Four, which is on air after this channel goes off air for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topsy And Tim
Topsy and Tim is a series of children's books written by Jean Adamson and Gareth Adamson about twins and their adventures. They were first published in 1960 and were relaunched in new editions in February 2003. Since 1960 more than 130 ''Topsy and Tim'' titles have been published with sales of more than 21 million. Origin In an interview with ''The Guardian'', Jean Adamson said that she and her future husband had been trained as book illustrators at Goldsmiths College. They decided to get married and quit their jobs in order to write and illustrate their own children's books. Their approach was shaped by a visit to a children's bookshop in Newcastle where they realised that there were few books depicting actual contemporary children. She explained that the books were also influenced by the post-war mood: :At that time, not so terribly long after the end of the war, England was just waking up, bright colours were coming in, there was a lovely optimistic feeling in the air. So I s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Adamson
Jean Adamson, (born 29 February 1928) is a British writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ''Topsy and Tim'' books, the first of which was published in 1960 and which were relaunched in 2003. Life and career Adamson was born in Peckham, in southeast London. She attended grammar school until she was 16 before studying illustration at Goldsmiths College at the University of London. After graduating, she began teaching illustration and design at the University. Adamson met her future husband and writing partner, Gareth Adamson, while studying at university. The couple married in 1957 and moved to Newcastle, where they began to work on children's books together. The Adamsons moved to The Old Farmhouse, Padney, in Cambridgeshire in 1968. After 25 years of marriage, Gareth died of a brain tumour in February 1982 and Jean moved to Stretham, also in Cambridgeshire. In September 2009, Adamson was robbed by a youth while walking in Stretham. She was le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. History Origins The first issue, published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, was the world's first Sunday newspaper. Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly £1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editorial content. As a result, the paper soon took a strong line against radicals such as Thomas Paine, Francis Burdett and Joseph Priestley. 19th century In 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bookseller
''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, a humorous award given annually to the book with the oddest title. The award is organised by ''The Bookseller''s diarist, Horace Bent, and had been administered in recent years by the former deputy editor, Joel Rickett, and former charts editor, Philip Stone. ''We Love This Book'' is its quarterly sister consumer website and email newsletter. The subscription-only magazine is read by around 30,000 persons each week, in more than 90 countries, and contains the latest news from the publishing and bookselling worlds, in-depth analysis, pre-publication book previews and author interviews. It is the first publication to publish official weekly bestseller lists in the UK. It has also created the first UK-based e-book sales r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Kids
Universal Kids is an American children's television Specialty channel, channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented channel jointly operated by PBS, Comcast, Sesame Workshop, and HIT Entertainment, as an offshoot of the PBS Kids brand. After the acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast in 2011, the company began to buy out the remaining owners' shares in the network. NBCUniversal became the sole owner of the network in 2013, after which it was renamed Sprout. Under NBCUniversal ownership, the channel increased its investments into original programming. In 2017, the network relaunched as Universal Kids, adding an evening and primetime lineup targeting a wider youth audience—including DreamWorks Animation content, non-scripted programming (including game shows, and youth Spin-off (media), spin-offs of reality series from its NBCUniversal sister networks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrall Macqueen
Darrall Macqueen is an independent children's television production company based in London, United Kingdom. It was formed in 2000 by Billy Macqueen and Maddy Darrall. History Darrall Macqueen's first production was a converged TV/web event week for ITV in January 2000 called ''Mouse''. In 2002 Darrall Macqueen produced ''Smile'', which ran from 2002 until 2007. Then they produced CBBC's interactive drama series ''UGetMe''. In 2004, Darrall Macqueen created a live-action comedy called ''The Crust'', a 15-part urban sitcom. In 2004, Darrall Macqueen made a series of 13 high octane game shows for CiTV called ''Play the Game'', and, in 2005, Darrall Macqueen was asked to produce CiTV's thrill seeking action series '' Feel the Fear'', starring Steve Wilson and Holly Willoughby. In 2006 they produced 30 comedy animal tales for CiTV called '' Animal Spies'', which featured the voice talent of Lenny Henry and Ricky Tomlinson. In September 2005 Australian company Southern Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
