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BBC Confirms Return of Iconic Children's TV Show After 38 Years - Are You Excited?
The revival would keep the show’s participatory tone and add 50 episodes plus YouTube content, the BBC said.
- The BBC announced plans to reboot the iconic children's show Play School after 38 years off-air, inviting producers to pitch ideas for a new version to launch next year.
- Originally airing from 1964 to 1988, Play School 'helped define children's television' and featured beloved characters including Big Ted, Little Ted, Humpty, Jemima, and Poppy.
- The BBC is commissioning an initial batch of 50 episodes plus additional content for the CBeebies Parenting YouTube channel, maintaining the 'warm and inviting tone' of the original.
- Producers must modernize the show to align with the 'expectations of today's children,' meaning presenters cannot describe Jemima as an 'empty-headed bimbette,' as Fred Harris did previously.
- CBeebies launched its Parenting Promise, setting out a commitment 'to help every child learn through play and giving parents and carers greater insight' into programme principles.
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BBC confirms return of iconic children's TV show after 38 years - are you excited?
Play School, which originally ran from 1964 to 1988, is set for a reboot on the BBC after 38 years off air.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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