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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

Genres

Documentary

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

26 October 2022

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Konnie Huq

Konnie Huq

Presenter

Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin

Self (archive footage)

Claire Essex

Claire Essex

Tim Smith

Tim Smith

Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis

Valerie Singleton

Valerie Singleton

Peter Lord

Peter Lord

Self

Jennie Brown

Jennie Brown

Emma Tolland

Emma Tolland

Zoë Ball

Zoë Ball

Self

Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield

Self

Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene

Johnny Ball

Johnny Ball

Dani Harmer

Dani Harmer

Self

Phil Redmond

Phil Redmond

Roger Tonge

Roger Tonge

Self

Leslie Stewart

Leslie Stewart

Cerrie Burnell

Cerrie Burnell

George Webster

George Webster

Dave Benson Phillips

Dave Benson Phillips

Anthony McPartlin

Anthony McPartlin

Self (archive footage)

Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Self (archive footage)

Will Smith

Will Smith

Self (archive footage)

Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross

Self (archive footage)

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