An original series about two unlikely friends, Bird and a chipmunk named Kip. Bird enjoys living in her peaceful nest in the park. Then one day a noisy new neighbor moves into the quiet tree. It's Kip, who likes acorns, zooming cars—and stirring up trouble!
Cinderella longs to go to the king's ball with her stepsisters. But Stepmother says Cinderella must stay at home, cleaning and tending the fire. Then Cinderella's fairy godmother appears, and soon Cinderella is on her way to the palace! A retelling of this favorite fairy tale.
Freetime was a twice-weekly children's television programme shown on ITV between 1981 and 1985. Produced by Thames Television, it was a magazine format show devoted to hobbies and interests, and was designed to encourage viewers to get out and about rather than staying at home and watching television. It was hosted by the former Magpie presenter Mick Robertson.
He was initially joined on set by Trudy Dance, but she was soon replaced by Kim Goody until it was axed by the network in 1985. On 16 September 1988, Thames Television briefly re-launched Freetime, this time fronted by Andi Peters, but the series was cancelled after its fifteenth and final edition on 23 December 1988.
Set in the fictional Bollygum National Park, the series follows Blinky Bill, Mrs Magpie, Angelina Wallaby and Walter Wombat from the original _Blinky Bill_ books by Dorothy Wall, and adds new characters such as Charlie Goanna, Eric Echidna, Sybilla Snake and Kerry Koala from the neighbouring fictional Acadia Ridge park.