Twirlywoos
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| Industry | Television Production Company |
| Founded | July 26, 1984 |
| Headquarters | Timothy's Bridge Rd, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, UK |
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Key people
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Anne Wood, Andrew Davenport |
| Owner | DHX Media |
| Website | http://www.ragdoll.co.uk/ |
Ragdoll Productions is a British television production company located in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, that produces children's programmes. It was founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who had previously made similar programmes for Yorkshire Television and TV-am. Among its most famous productions are Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim, Brum, Boohbah, Tots TV, In the Night Garden, Pob's Programme, The Adventures of Abney & Teal, and Twirlywoos.
Ragdoll Productions is owned by Ragdoll Ltd, which in 2006 formed a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, Ragdoll Worldwide, to sell and license the company's programmes outside the United Kingdom. On 16 September 2013, Ragdoll Worldwide was sold to Canadian production company DHX Media for £17.4 million (or USD$24,457,135.58). DHX Media owns the rights to all the Ragdoll programming and the shows are no longer connected to the company with the exception of Pob's Programme. Despite Ragdoll Worldwide being sold, Ragdoll Productions themselves remain as an independent company and still continue to make shows to this day.
The following are some of Ragdoll's productions before the company was founded, accompanied by a brief description and vital statistics:
All of the following shows (except Pob's Programme and Twirlywoos) are no longer connected to Ragdoll and are now owned by DHX Media.
The Ragdoll Shop in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire was a relatively small store which stocked a range of merchandise relating to Ragdoll's television series of 4 shows including Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim, Tots TV and Brum plus fun activities for the children. The shop also sold toys relating to Boohbah from 2004 - 2005. In 2005, the shop was closed permanently, and became an optometrist's practice named Dr. CP Grey's. The picture of Rosie and Jim waving can still be seen in the black window at the top of the building.
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