Picture Book was a BBC TV series that first appeared in 1955. It was the Monday programme in the Watch with Mother cycle. It was initially introduced by Patricia Driscoll. The programme encouraged children to make things. Patricia Driscoll had the catch phrase "Do you think you could do this? - I am sure you could if you tried". Patricia Driscoll left in 1957 to play the part of Maid Marian with Richard Greene in the ITV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. She was later replaced by Vera McKechnie. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Watch with Mother was a cycle of childrens programmes broadcast in the 1950s by BBC Television. ... Patricia Driscoll (born 17 December 1927) is an Irish actress who has appeared on both television and in films. ... Robin Hood and Maid Marian (poster, ca. ... Richard Greene (25 August 1918 in Plymouth, Devon, UK - 1 June 1985 in Norfolk, UK). ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... The Adventures of Robin Hood was a popular, long-running British television series (143 half-hour, black and white episodes, 1955 - 1960) starring Richard Greene as Robin Hood. ...

Each Monday the book would be opened showing a picture (drawing) and a story would be told about it. It was different every week.

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