Anne Wood, Founder and Creative Director of Ragdoll says, “We are pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with the BBC. In The Night Garden and Tronji are both as challenging and ambitious as any programme that Ragdoll has ever produced, and we are gratified that the BBC recognizes and values the opportunity to work with us to create compelling and original programmes for children of a variety of ages.”

Head of CBBC Animation & Acquisitions, Michael Carrington, says, “We are excited to have confirmed the commissions for both In The Night Garden and Tronji. These programmes are unique, risk-taking, and of course highly entertaining. Each of the programmes speaks to a distinct audience in an original way and we look forward to launching them both at various points in 2007.”

In the Night Garden is a series of 100 half-hour programmes for very young children aged 1-3 years and features a host of wonderfully silly characters living together within a happy and caring community. It is both funny and reassuring and parents and carers will welcome its capacity to relax and entertain. Filmed in a real woodland, the setting is breathtaking and the programme weaves together the very latest technical innovations in live-character costume technology and CG animation to create a stunning, compelling and fully immersive experience for young viewers.

Tronji is a series of 30 half-hour programmes intended for children aged 6-8 years. It involves two worlds that co-exist, the Tronji world, and the real world, and blends live action and real children within a CG-animated environment. It will engage and captivate pre-teen children as they immerse themselves in the problem solving and detecting activities of the Tronji world, watching as real children solve the comical dilemmas presented in each episode.

In the Night Garden and Tronji will begin airing on the BBC in 2007. The assignment of cross-media rights including, international distribution, and UK and international merchandising will be announced shortly.

For further press information please contact:

Ragdoll Ltd
Carole Thomson on 01789 404100 or e-mail carolet@ragdoll.co.uk or
At MIPTV Stand No. 11.19: Tel: +33 (0) 492 99 80 16 or Mobile: 07831 393302 or
Mary W. Hagger on 01789 404100 or maryh@ragdoll.co.uk

BBC Television
Kate Woodward, Publicity Manager, CBBC on 0208 225 7241 or kate.woodward@bbc.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

Ragdoll Ltd was founded by acclaimed children’s television programme maker, Anne Wood, in 1984 and has produced more than 1,400 programmes aimed at the youngest viewers. Ragdoll produced series for children are shown in more than 113 countries and territories around the world, and in the UK are screened by the BBC and the Independent Television Network. Ragdoll and its children’s programming including the phenomenally successful Teletubbies, the super-brave superhero Brum, those mischievous ragdolls Rosie and Jim, the adventures of Tots TV, the imaginative and magical Boohbah, BadJelly the Witch and Open a Door have achieved international recognition. Ragdoll’s latest programme, Blips premiered in the UK in September 2005 on CiTV. Ragdoll’s office for the Americas in New York City is responsible for introducing and managing all of these innovative Ragdoll properties in North and South America.

For more information on Ragdoll Limited, visit website www.ragdoll.co.uk.

Mary W. Hagger
PR and Promotions Manager
Ragdoll Ltd (T) 01789 404100 or 404107 (direct)