YouTube star Ms Rachel describes ‘bullying’ in response to fundraiser for children
Creator of popular videos for children drew backlash as online commenters alleged she purposely ignored children in Israel
Gudrun Ure obituary
Actor who found fame late in her career, after landing the role of the children’s TV character Super Gran
Super Gran actor Gudrun Ure dies aged 98
Ure played role in ITV children’s series of character who had superhuman strength and agility
April 2024
From Crater Crescent to Canberra: Mr Squiggle gets a new home at the National Museum of Australia
The original pencil-nosed puppet and objects including fellow puppets, artworks, scripts, costumes and more have become part of the National Historical Collection
Surprise! How I got turned into Bluey’s Bandit, the world’s greatest dad
Three years ago, on a tough day out with my kids, I barricaded myself in a toilet and wrote to Bluey’s creator with an idea. Now, it has become a reality. I couldn’t be more weirded out
‘I want to watch another one’: kids review Bluey’s longest ever episode
Our crack team of critics, aged two to seven, review the 28-minute episode The Sign, in which the Heeler house is put up for sale and a wedding is on the cards. Warning: this contains spoilers
March 2024
Quiet on Set: ex-Nickelodeon child stars allege abuse and toxic culture
A four-part docuseries details allegations tied to Dan Schneider’s time at the network when hit programs The Amanda Show, iCarly and Drake & Josh aired
Sharing childhood faves with my kids has its ups and downs – but I know it takes them places Netflix or Disney won’t
Myke Bartlett
Helping children detach from the zeitgeist feels important in our algorithmic age. Branching out is hard when there’s always more of what you already love
Has anybody seen the Wombles? The hunt is on for TV’s favourite puppets and props
Bagpuss, the Clangers and Paddington are among the icons of childhood that fans are determined to save
February 2024
Grange Hill actor Stuart Organ, who played Peter Robson, dies at 72
Actor best known for his role in the children’s TV drama also appeared in Brookside and Doctor Who
Three things
Three things with Mr Luke: ‘I absolutely dance like it’s nobody’s business’
In our weekly interview about objects, TikTok’s favourite primary school teacher shares the joy of his inner child – from proudly displaying his teddy bear to cutting shapes in his living room
How we made
‘The cameras were held together with Meccano’: how we made Bagpuss
‘He was supposed to be a marmalade-coloured cat but the fabric company got muddled up – and dyed his fur bright pink instead’
January 2024
Jennifer Lopez to produce Bob the Builder movie
The artist once known as Jenny from the block is spearheading an animated feature about a Latino construction worker voiced by Anthony Ramos
December 2023
TV review
The Famous Five review – this Enid Blyton adaptation feels oddly like the Da Vinci Code
A bit Indiana Jones, a bit Swallows and Amazons, a bit Dan Brown, this adaptation of the 1942 book is a gently subversive take on a classic. Don’t expect lashings of ginger beer
2024 culture preview
‘Guaranteed to be a banger’: the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024
A terrifying Kate Winslet! A new Sally Wainwright epic! Benedict Cumberbatch with a 7ft puppet! Want to know what TV to devour in 2024? Here’s your guide
‘No conversations were off the table around sexuality’: Adjoa Andoh on punk, Bridgerton and kids’ classics
The star is an absolute firebrand who’s gone from radical theatre to narrating adorable festive special Mog’s Christmas. She talks socialism, ballet and why she hated student drama
November 2023
Other lives
David Elliott obituary
Marty Krofft, co-creator of imaginative children’s TV shows, dies aged 86
Jan Needle obituary
‘A magical, vibrant, fantasy world’: the joyous kids’ TV show revolutionising disability onscreen
