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The Magic Roundabout (1971) Produced in France by Serge Danot and shown first on French TV in 1963. When the series arrived in the UK the narration was wittily re-dubbed by Eric Thompson, who also re-wrote the scripts for a British audience.

Mary, Mungo and Midge (1969) The adventures of a young girl called Mary, who lives in a high-rise flat with her dog, Mungo and pet mouse, Midge.

Mr Benn (1971) Mr Benn, of 52 Festive Road in London, discovers magical adventures at the back of a costume shop. Created and written by David McKee and narrated by Ray Brooks.

Muffin The Mule (1949) Song and dance with Muffin the puppet mule. Created and hosted by Annette Mills.

Newsround (1987) John Craven may have left the programme, but the familiar music and titles remain!

Newsround (1993) A new-look for the BBC news programme for children.

Paddington (1975) Sir Michael Hordern narrated this animated series about a Peruvian bear who was found by the Brown family at Paddington Railway station.

The Perishers (1979) Created by Maurice Dodd and drawn by Dennis Collins, this cartoon was based on the popular comic strip featured in the Daily Mirror.

Play Away (1975) Brian Cant, Toni Arthur and Jeremy Irons appear in this 1975 edition of Play Away.

Play Away (1975) Never mind the weather, get it together! The classic theme features on these rather jolly closing credits.

Play Away (1984) Brian Cant and Floella Benjamin appear in this clip from 1984.

Playdays (1993) Originally called Playbus, Playdays was the official replacement for Play School, which ended in 1988.

Play School (1973) Launched in 1964, Play School had the honour of being the first programme transmitted on BBC2. Amongst the many presenters, who could forget the toys? Big Ted and Little Ted, Jemima, Humpty and Hamble (later replaced by Poppy). The series notched up 5739 episodes!

Play School (1984) The new-look programme, with revamped theme music and opening titles.

Postman Pat (1983) The daily adventures of Pat, the rural postman accompanied by Jess, his black and white cat. 13 episodes were produced, and were repeated many times throughout the 1980's.

Rentaghost (1983) When your mansion house needs haunting, who you gonna call? Rentaghost! The series began in 1975 and ran for 58 episodes until 1984.

Rolf Harris Cartoon Time (1987) Rolf Harris' cartoon showcase, in which he would sketch his own interpretations of the characters between the toons.

Roobarb (1974) Complete with wobbly-style animation, Roobarb was all about the battles of a green dog (Roobarb) and a pink cat (Custard). The series was narrated by Richard Briers.

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