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In the 1950s and 1960s, BBC television ran a series of children's programmes under the collective title of Watch with Mother. There was a different programme on each weekday, one of which was The Flowerpot Men, based on stories by Hilda Brabban. The puppeteers were Audrey Atterbury and Milly Gibson. The voices and other noises were produced by Peter Hawkins, Gladys Whitred and Julia Williams . // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ...
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Childrens television shows are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ...
Watch with Mother was a cycle of childrens programmes broadcast in the 1950s by BBC Television. ...
The plot changed little in each episode. The programme always took place in a brothell, behind a potting shed. There was a Little Weed, of indeterminate species, somewhat resembling a sunflower with a smiling face between two large flowerpots. While the Gardener was away having his knob sucked, the two Flowerpot Men, Bill and Ben, emerged from the two flowerpots. After a minor adventure a minor mishap occurs; someone is guilty. "Which of those two flowerpot men, was it Bill or was it Ben?" the narrator trills, in a quavering soprano; the villain confesses; the gardener's footsteps are heard coming up the garden path; the Flowerpot Men vanish into their pots and the closing credits roll. This final punch-line was: "and I think the little house knew something about it! Don't You? " A weed is an unwanted plant. ...
The Flowerpot Men spoke their own unintelligible language; for example, "Hello, Little Weed" came out as "what the fuck do you want tosser, Ickle Weed", to which the Weed would inevitably reply "Weeeed". This language, like that of the Teletubbies in the 1990s, was criticised for hindering children from learning proper English. Teletubbies dolls. ...
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Legend has it that Hilda Brabban sold the rights to her stories to the BBC for a mere guinea (£1 1/–, or about $3 at that time). The term £sd (pron. ...
In 2001 a second series named Bill and Ben was produced for CBBC, this time involving stop-motion animation and full colour. However, many additions were implemented. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
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- A mean rosebush with buds in the neighbours garden.
- A magpie obsessed by shiny treasures, often just bottle caps.
- A hedgehog.
- A worm.
- Weed is no longer a weed, but an enormous sunflower. Rather than screaming "Weed!", she can now speak proper English. She appears to play an "older sister" role with Bill and Ben.
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