Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV’s most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surprising story: of how kids’ TV has frequently been at the forefront of social change, in terms of the stories it tells and the people who get to tell them.
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Two toy bears and their adventures.
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The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.
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Matthew es un niño que acaba de dejar la escuela. Es guapo y atlético y se cree gay. Mantiene una amistad con un solo amigo de la escuela, Phil, que se ha mantenido con Matthew a pesar de las reacciones hostiles de sus compañeros. A medida que su relación se vuelve más intensa, la novia de Phil, Sharon, y sus compañeros de clase se vuelven vengativos y agresivos. Los dos amigos se encuentran condenados al ostracismo tanto por amigos como por familiares y deciden huir.
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The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
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'It's a city of glass. There are trees and flowers from all over the world. And marble. Acres of it. And in a field, there are cows as still as statues'. Maria is taken to a new foster home in a magical city where she becomes Sunshine, finds a statue that talks to her and meets a Boy. She lives happily in a world of fantasy and imagination until one day ...
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Stella, 14, works nights. She sings 60s numbers between the stripper with a snake and gorgeous Doris in working men's clubs. She knows what makes her act a success, but does she want to be the sole breadwinner for her family?
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"Hello. I'm Billy and I'm going to enjoy myself first." Saturday. Out on the streets, young people looking for fun. Billy, living for Two-Tone music. Adrian, only limping when he walks. Lectric, dressed to kill. Debbo, bored with stereotypes. Rhoda, bored with Elvis. Elvis, playing games. They move around the city in the day, making life happen wherever they are. They come together at nights to listen to their music. For as long as the song lasts, they're heroes. Three minute heroes.
