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Barnaby is an English dubbed stop-motion animated series for children based on the French series Colargol that was produced between 1967 and 1974. The UK broadcast Barnaby from April 4, 1973.

Colargal was created by Olga Pouchine in the 1950s and the television adaptation was produced by Albert Barille. The English-dubbed version was produced Michael Grafton-Robinson at Q3 London.

The character voices were provided by Charles Collingwood, Gwenllian Owen, and Percy Edwards, while Colin Jeavons was the narrator.

While the French programme ran to 53 episodes, the English version only comprises 13 episodes.

Episodes

1. In The Forest (April 4, 1973)

2. The Bear Visits The King of the Birds and Learns to Sing (April 11, 1973)

3. The Concert (April 18, 1973)

4. The Circus (April 25, 1973)

5. The Rescue (May 2, 1973)

6. Barnaby Learns to Swim (May 9, 1973)

7. Ship's Boy (May 16, 1973)

8. Escape To Nordine (May 23, 1973)

9. Return To The Forest (May 30, 1973?)

10. The Holiday (June 6, 1973)

11. Welcome to Nordine (June 13, 1973)

12. Crow's Wedding (June 20, 1973)

13. Farewell Nordine (June 27, 1973)

A BBC series introduced by Dr Alan Charig (pictured) about the strange and fascinating animals that had already vanished from the Earth before the coming of Man. It debuted on April 19, 1973.

Blue Peter is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958.

Presenters

• Mark Curry

• Peter Duncan

• Janet Ellis

• Yvette Fielding

• Sarah Greene, Simon Groom

• Tina Heath

• Lesley Judd

• Caron Keating

• John Leslie

• John Noakes

• Peter Purves

• Valerie Singleton, Michael Sundin

• Christopher Wenner

Boss Cat was actually Top Cat, an American animated sitcom based on The Phil Silvers Show character Sergeant Bilko, and  produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast between 1961 and 1962. Arnold Stang's vocal characterization of the main character was originally based on an impression of Phil Silvers but in later episodes Stang modified it, bringing it closer to his own voice, though still copying Silvers. Maurice Gosfield, who played Private Duane Doberman in The Phil Silvers Show, provided the voice for Benny the Ball in Top Cat.

Top Cat (or "TC") and his gang constantly hatch get-rich-quick schemes through scams but they usually backfire, and a frequent plot thread revolves around the local police officer, Charles "Charlie" Dibble (voiced by Allen Jenkins).

Top Cat premiered on the BBC Television Service in 1962 under the original name but four weeks later it was renamed Boss Cat in case it was felt the BBC was advertising a then-popular British brand of cat food. The Boss Cat title card was last used for a repeat run in summer 1989, after which the original US title sequence was used in full.

Cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger Productions) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated short films, produced by Warner Bros.