Anne Wood - Television Producer

Television Producer

1. Tyne Tees Television for ITV 1977 Puzzle Party hosted by Gyles Brandreth and featuring Gnigel the Gnu!
2. Yorkshire Television for ITV 1979 – 1983 5 series of the Book Tower, a programme aimed at stimulating children’s interest in books. Hosts included Tom Baker and Stephen Moore. Winner of a Children’s BAFTA in 1979 and 1982. Winner Prix Jeunesse 1980. 1982–1987 3 series of Ragdolly Anna based on the children’s books by Jean Kenward. Innovative technology brought the ragdoll to life. The series starred Pat Coombs as the dressmaker owner of the ragdoll.
3. Head of Children’s Programmes for TV-AM. In 1983 introduced Roland Rat in Shedvision. The series is generally regarded as the saviour of the ailing breakfast television service. Roland took the audience form 100,000 to 1.8 million. Anne produced 6 further series Rat on the road (1983), Roland’s winter wonderland (1983) filmed in Switzerland, Roland Goes East (1984) filmed in Hong Kong, Rat on the Road II (1984), Operation Fog I (1984), Roland’s Countdown to Christmas (1984). Concurrent with Roland Rat Anne produced a Sunday morning series Rub a Dub Tub – a magazine style one hour programme for very young children. It began transmission in February 1983.
4. Ragdoll Productions (UK) Limited Anne founded her own independent children’s television production company in 1984.

Productions (with first transmission years)

• POB for Channel 4 1985 – 1987 (3 series) 2 special videos produced: Pob and Friends (1988) Pob Goes to Hospital (1990)
• The Magic Mirror for ITV 1989 (1 series) British animation series with live action opening and closing sequences. First sponsored (Kellogg’s) children’s programme series shown on British television.
• Boom! for Channel 4 1990 – 1991 (2 series) Innovative programme series aimed at giving “special needs” children a programme of equal status.
• Playbox for ITV 1988–1989 (1 series) (35 programmes)
• Rosie and Jim for ITV 1990–2000 (8 series)
• Brum for BBC 1991–2001 (3 series)
• Tots TV for ITV 1993–1998 (8 series)
• Open a Door for BBC 1994–2003 (4 series)
• Rolie Polie Olie for BBC 1997-1999 2 series (263 programmes)
• Teletubbies for BBC 1997–1999 (2 series) (365 programmes)
• Boohbah for GMTV and ITV 2003–2005 (2 series) (125 programmes)
• What Makes me Happy for Channel Five 2005 (1 series)
• Blips for ITV 2005–2006 (2 series)
• In the Night Garden for BBC 2007–2008 (2 series) (100 programmes)
• Tronji for BBC 2009 (2 series)
• The Adventures of Abney & Teal for BBC 2011–2012 (2 series)
• Dipdap for BBC 2011–2012 (1 series) (52 programmes)