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There were some funny, although not terribly well executed programmes, on Children’s ITV. Does anybody remember The Ratties and Gilbert’s Fridge?

Palace Hill was produced by Central Television as a parody of Grange Hill.

For some strange reason Children’s...

[Arran]

Mark Granger took over from Gary Terzza and Debbie Shore as the main presenter of Children’s ITV in September 1988. Occasionally Andi Peters (later the presenter for Children's BBC) stood in for Mark Granger during his days off.

A rare appearance of a networked programme from TSW....

[Arran]

The final episode of Splash – the Children’s ITV successor to Magpie from the 1970s, and competitor to Blue Peter. There would not be a third attempt to create this style of programme for Children’s ITV.

Panic Station is an almost forgotten TVS programme broadcast during...

[Arran]

The end of He-Man on Children’s ITV. Episode 125, Bargain with Evil. The last episode in the series – 130, The Cold Zone was broadcast a week earlier.

The last episode of She-Ra was broadcast on Saturday 17 December 1988 as part of Motormouth. Episode 18, Horde Prime Takes a...

[Arran]

Some obscure and forgotten programmes – The Secret World of Polly Flint, Y.E.S. Adventure of a Lifetime, The Gemini Factor, and The Haunted School.

Monday 2 March 1987
16:00 Tickle on the Tum
16:10 Batfink
16:20 How Dare You!
16:35 Roadrunner
16:45 The...

[Arran]

The first series of Knightmare

Monday 7 September 1987
16:00 Tickle on the Tum
16:10 The Adventures of Tin Tin
16:20 Duck Tales
16:45 Knightmare

Tuesday 8 September 1987
16:00 Rainbow
16:15 The Adventures of Tin Tin
16:25 Andrew O’Connor’s...

[Arran]

Children's ITV went live on 1 June 1987 from the Central Television studios in Birmingham. The Children’s ITV studio had previously been used for in-vision continuity for the Central ITV region until it was abolished earlier in the year.

Gary Terzza and Debbie Shore presented continuity...