Ragdoll Productions

**Ragdoll Productions Limited**, or simply **Ragdoll**, is a British television production company founded on July 26, 1984 by Anne Wood, who had previously worked for Yorkshire Television and TV-am. It is located in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and has produced a number of children's programmes, most notably _Pob's Programme_, _Teletubbies_, _Rosie and Jim_, _Brum_, _Boohbah_, _Tots TV_, and _In the Night Garden...,_ most of which are now owned by WildBrain.

## Pre-Ragdoll productions

The following are some of Ragdoll's productions before the company was founded, accompanied by a brief description and vital statistics:

- _Puzzle Party_ - first broadcast in 1977. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth and featuring characters Gnigel and Gnu, the show was one of Anne Wood's earliest TV shows for the BBC.
- _The Book Tower_ - first broadcast in 1979, hosted by Tom Baker and Stephen Moore.
- _Ragdolly Anna_ - first broadcast in 1982, based on the children's books by Jean Kenward.
- _Roland Rat_ - first broadcast in 1983.

## Productions

Ragdoll's programmes produced between 1990 and 2017 (excluding _Pob's Programme_, _BOOM!_ and _Storytime_) are currently owned by WildBrain (formerly known as DHX Media).

### Ragdoll Productions

|Title|Year(s)|Network|Notes/Sources|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Pob's Programme_|1985–1990|Channel 4|Currently distributed by Channel 4 Distribution|
|_Playbox_|1987–1992|ITV (Central)|Currently owned by ITV Studios|
|_The Magic Mirror_|1989|ITV|Co-production for The Kellogg Company Ragdoll's first animated production|
|_BOOM!_|1990–1991|Channel 4|Ragdoll's first non-puppet live-action production Currently distributed by Channel 4 Distribution|
|_Rosie and Jim_|1990-2000|ITV (Central)||
|_Brum_|1991, 1994 2001–2002 || BBC One (Children's BBC/CBBC) CBeebies |||||
|_Tots TV_|1993–1998|ITV (Central)|Co-produced with Carlton Television in later seasons Rights co-owned with ITV Studios|
|_Open a Door_|1994–2003|BBC Two (Children's BBC/CBBC) CBeebies || An international short film series co-produced with other companies.||
|_Storytime_|1995–1997|BBC Two|Series 5-6 only|
|_Teletubbies_|1997–2001|BBC Two (Children's BBC/CBBC)|Original series, revivals/reboots are produced by DHX Media.|
|_Badjelly the Witch_|2000|BBC One|Television special/movie Co-produced with Norma Farnes Management|
|_Teletubbies Everywhere_|2002|CBeebies|Short form series|
|_Boohbah_|2003–2006|ITV (CITV and GMTV)|Co-produced with GMTV|
|_Blips_|2005–2006|ITV (CITV)||
|_What Makes Me Happy_|2005|Five (Milkshake!)|Co-produced with The Ragdoll Foundation Series of six short films|
|_Twirlywoos_|2015–2017|CBeebies|Co-produced with DHX Media|
|_What Shall We Do With The Angry Monster?_|2018|YouTube|Short film Co-produced for Disney UK|
|_B.O.T. and the Beasties_|2021|CBeebies|Short form series Distributed by Cake Entertainment|
|Untitled Chris Wood series|2026|CBeebies||

### Ragdoll Worldwide

|Title|Year(s)|Network|Notes/Sources|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_In the Night Garden..._|2007–2009|CBeebies||
|_Tronji_|2009–2010|CBBC||
|_Dipdap_|2011|CBeebies|Short form series|
|_The Adventures of Abney & Teal_|2011–2012|CBeebies||

## Other websites

- Ragdoll's Web site