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Wknd@stv
''wknd@stv'' was a short-lived children's programming strand on Scottish television channel, STV (TV channel), STV. The block aired on Saturdays and Sundays, usually starting at 9:25am (the first ever edition began at 9:55am). It began on Saturday 17 January 2009 with a three-hour edition. The majority of editions were one to two hours in length. The first series was originally scheduled to run for twelve weeks (to Sunday 12 April 2009), but STV subsequently decided to extend the run, which eventually ended on 21 June, just before the Scottish school summer holidays. A second series of ''wknd@stv'' began on Saturday 15 August 2009; this ran for six weeks, ending on 20 September 2009. Featured programming consisted of cartoons, live-action drama/comedy and gameshows, principally archive output produced or co-produced by STV (TV channel), Scottish/Grampian (formerly ''SMG Productions'' or ''Scottish Television Enterprises''); there was also some imported programming to which STV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hot Rod Dogs And Cool Car Cats
''The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats'' is an animated television series which aired between September 9, 1995 and June 15, 1996 on ITV kids strand CITV, and was shown in May 11, 2009 on Scottish children's programme ''wknd@stv''. The series is about anthropomorphic automobiles that bear resemblances to cats and dogs. The main characters are freedom fighters trying to save their homeworld of Autopia from The Crusher. The series is co-produced by Mike Young Productions, Dave Edwards Studio, Rainbow Animation Group and Scottish Television Enterprises. The show ran for two seasons, each consisting of 26 ten-minute episodes. Heroes Hot Rod: A red dog-car, and the main character of the series. He was on his way to camp when he was captured by The Crusher's forces. He managed to escape and join the resistance movement. He has an attraction to his best friend, Carbs. He was upgraded by the mechanic Gus (see below), gaining larger tires, a cog-firing weapon that can also be used as a bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Zed And The Zee Zone
''Captain Zed and the Zee Zone'' is a animated television series, produced by Collingwood O’Hare for Scottish Television Film Enterprises in association with DIC Entertainment and Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. and distributed by HIT Communications PLC. The 26-episode were produced an originally airing on CITV in the United Kingdom. Premise When children go to sleep, it's Captain Zed's and his partner PJ's job to prevent children from having nightmares in the dream zone. Episodes Season 1 (1991) # Making the Grade (story: David Ehrman; teleplay: David Ehrman and Tony Collingwood) # Curtain Call (story: Jocelyn Stevenson; teleplay: Jocelyn Stevenson, Judy Rothman, and Tony Collingwood) # Finishing School (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Jack Hanrahan and Eleanor Burian-Mohr) # Revenge of the Killer Bunnies (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Paul Dell and Steven Weiss) # Nasty Norman (story: Tony Collingwood; teleplay: Tony Collingwood, Paul Dell, and Steven W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry And The Wrinklies
''Harry and the Wrinklies'' is a children's novel written by British author Alan Temperley. The book was published in paperback in February 1998 by Scholastic. It was Temperley's second published novel, after '' Murdo's War'' in 1988. A sequel, ''Harry and the Treasure of Eddie Carver'', was released in hardback in March 2004. Plot When Harry's parents die in an unexplained accident, Harry has to go and live with his seemingly eccentric Great-Aunts. He's anxious about living with elderly relatives, but relieved to escape his cruel nanny, whom he nicknamed Gestapo Lil. He soon realises that the ancient aunts aren't as doddering as he first thought. When he finds out their secret, he likens them to Robin Hood and his Merry Men. However beastly Priestly, their next door neighbour is sneaking round Lagg Hall, making trouble. When he turns up with his new fiancée, Gestapo Lil, it is time for the Wrinklies to take action, along with their newest recruit, Harry. TV Adaptation T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STV (TV Channel)
STV is a Scottish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the STV Group. It is made up of the Central Scotland and Northern Scotland Channel 3 public broadcaster licences, formerly known as Scottish Television (now legally STV Central Ltd) and Grampian Television (now legally STV North Ltd) respectively. The STV brand refers to the on-air name used by Scottish Television for much of its history - notably in the 1970s and early 1980s. This brand remained in conversational use amongst the local public afterwards. The modern STV brand was adopted on Tuesday 30 May 2006 replacing both franchises' previous identities. The sense of continuity in the name was demonstrated when STV celebrated its 60th birthday in 2017, with special programmes broadcast on STV itself and the now defunct STV2. STV is now the only part of the Channel 3 network which is not owned by ITV plc. The station does not carry ITV branding or show ITV's network presentation, althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Dad
''Uncle Dad'' was a children's sitcom on CITV in the UK, produced by SMG Productions. Plot The show was about brothers and sisters who were forced to live with their uncle in a house full of various animals and creepy crawlies. The children stick together while dealing with their clueless uncle who wants to get rid of them. In a house that's part jungle, part zoo (and all mad), Uncle Roy and the kids battle it out to decide whose rules prevail. Characters Justin is the oldest of the children. He's 16 and used to taking on the role of head of the family. He's not very experienced with the fairer sex, and the battle with his geeky image sometimes masks the fact he's a really nice guy. Charlie is the rebel daughter, whose ambition is to make it as a thrash guitarist. Anna is the tidy mother figure whose greatest dream is to be Head Prefect. Wind-up merchant Elliot is the ginger troublemaker of the family. Debs is the baby, but she is the wisest. She hasn't spoken since their mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squeak!
''Squeak!'' is a children's TV show made by SMG Productions (now known as STV Productions) for the ITV network children's strand CITV. The series re-broadcast in 2007 on STV, on their ''wknd@stv'' strand, and from 2014 as part of the "''Weans' World''" block on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh. There is a DVD boxset available which features all the episodes. Currently, ''Squeak!'' is also broadcast in the United States on BabyFirst TV. The show follows three young mice Tizzy, Toot and Tog. They live in the "Tick Tock Clock". References External links ''Squeak!''on STV Player STV Player is a video on demand service owned by STV Group and available free-of-charge across the UK, online, on mobile and on all major TV platforms, including Sky Glass, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Freeview Play and Virgin Me ...BBC ALBA - Bigeil ITV children's television shows Television shows produced by Scottish Television British television shows featuring puppetry Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Safari (STV TV Series)
''On Safari'' is a British children's television game show programme, produced by SMG Productions for broadcast on ITV network children's strand CITV in 2000. The show was presented by Richard McCourt and featured two teams of two children taking part in a series of challenges and tasks within a safari park, including animal-care and physical skill challenges; the winning team took part in an endgame to win a prize (usually a trip to go on safari in Africa). The show was re-broadcast on STV in 2009 as part of their weekend children's strand ''wknd@stv ''wknd@stv'' was a short-lived children's programming strand on Scottish television channel, STV. The block aired on Saturdays and Sundays, usually starting at 9:25am (the first ever edition began at 9:55am). It began on Saturday 17 January 20 ...''. External links''On Safari''on STV Player * 2000s Scottish television series 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings Scottish televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooops!
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Guardians Of The Legend
''Mythic Warriors'' (also known as ''Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'') is a 1998-2000 anthology animated television series, which featured retellings of popular Greek myths that were altered so as to be appropriate for younger audiences, produced by Nelvana and Marathon Media. Two seasons of episodes were produced in February 8, 1998 and March 14, 1999; then aired as reruns until May 21, 2000, when CBS' abolition of its Nelvana-produced children's programming in favor of Nick Jr. and later, Nickelodeon content resulted in its cancellation. The series was based on the book series ''Myth Men Guardians of the Legend'' written in 1996 and 1997 by Laura Geringer and illustrated by Peter Bollinger. The series was a fixture of CBS' Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Scottish Television screened the series as part of its children programme Inside Out. The show was repeat in 2009 on ''wknd@stv'', which is a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, then on Satur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeow!
''Meeow!'' (Gaelic version: ''Meusaidh'') is a 2000-2003 British animated children's series based on the Maisie MacKenzie books by Aileen Paterson, and produced simultaneously in English and Gaelic versions. The series is about a young cat named Maisie Mac who lives with her grandmother in Morningside in Edinburgh as her explorer father is always away. Scottish Television in association with The Gaelic Committee, decided to make the book into a cartoon series, with Siriol Animation doing the animation. The stories were narrated by Scottish comedian Stanley Baxter (English version) and by actor Tony Kearney (Gaelic), and the theme music (both versions) was produced by The Singing Kettle. Its first run was featured on ITV children's block, CITV. The programme was re-aired in 2009 on ''wknd@stv'' - a children's television strand on Scottish television channel, STV. The Gaelic version used to air on BBC Alba. From March 2015, the series airs as part of the "''Weans' World''" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatole (TV Series)
''Anatole'' is an animated children's television series based on the Anatole (mouse), Anatole book series by Eve Titus. The series was created by Scottish Television, Valentine Productions s.a.r.l. and Nelvana as one of their numerous programmes. It originally aired on Canada's YTV (TV channel), YTV network from 1998 to 1999, and premiered in the United States on CBS on October 3, 1998, and aired through the 1998–99 television season. Premise The series tells the story of Anatole, a mouse who lives in Paris. He works as a night watchman in a cheese factory. He has a wife, Doucette, and a family of six little mice. Characters Main * Anatole, the series' lead * Gaston, Anatole's friend * Doucette, Anatole's wife * Paul, Anatole's oldest son * Paulette, Anatole's oldest daughter * Claude, Anatole's middle son * Claudette, Anatole's middle daughter * Georges, Anatole's youngest son * Georgette, Anatole's youngest daughter * Pamplemousse, the mayor of the mouse village Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s British Children's Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic Shin (letter), šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma (letter), sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the ''Ξ, xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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