Kipper the Dog

"Kipper the Dog" is the name of a character from a series of books for preschool age children by a British writer, Mick Inkpen. The books consist of 34 titles (as of July 2005), which have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 20 languages. The books have also won many awards. 

"Kipper the Dog" is also the name of a British animated television series based on the book series that is also known as simply Kipper. In some cases, the episodes are specifically based on particular stories by Mick Inkpen. The videos have won awards including a BAFTA award for best children's animation. The show was broadcast from 1997 to 2000 on CITV and Nick Jr.. It currently airs on Sprout from 2005 to 2015. It took a break for a while from CITV until it was repeat on Christmas Eve 2003 showing the 'Christmas Eve' episode and repeated for most of 2004. Kipper has not been on CITV since then. 

The show was released on VHS and DVD by HIT Entertainment, but the episodes were not in order.

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Category:British animated preschool education television series
Category:British animated television series about children
Category:British children's animated comedy television series
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Category:Animated television series about cats
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