Children's ITV television programmes (Film Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 216. Chapters: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, Mopatop's Shop, Thunderbirds (TV series), Thomas & Friends, The Secret Service, Danger Mouse (TV series), Press Gang, List of The Tomorrow People serials, Knightmare, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, List of programmes broadcast by CITV, Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders, Skyland, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet, Rupert (TV series), SMTV Live, The Worst Witch (TV series), Count Duckula, The Fugitives (TV series), Kipper the Dog, Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Tiswas, Rainbow (TV series), Sonic X, The Flockton Flyer, The Dreamstone, CatDog, Terrahawks, Space Patrol (1962 TV series), Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown, Tugs (TV series), Bookaboo, Fireball XL5, Jungle Run, Sooty, Button Moon, The Get Along Gang, Victor and Hugo. Excerpt: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands between September 1967 and May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Combined with scale model special effects, characters are presented as marionette puppets in a filming technique that the Andersons dubbed "Supermarionation", a technology that incorporated internal solenoid motors as a means of producing mouth movements synchronised with pre-recorded dialogue. Set in 2068, the series charts the hostilities between Earth and a race of Martians known as the Mysterons. After a misunderstanding results in human astronauts destroying their base, the vengeful Mysterons declare war on Earth, initiating a succession of reprisal attacks that are countered by Spectrum, an international security organisation. Spectrum boasts the remarkable abilities of its top agent, Captain Scarlet, who comes to possess the Mysteron healing power of "retro-metabolism". This ability to return to life, even after suffering fatal injuries, essentially makes Scarlet "indestructible". Captain Scarlet, the eighth of ten puppet series that the Andersons produced during the 1950s and 60s, follows Thunderbirds and precedes Joe 90 and the little-seen The Secret Service. In terms of visual aesthetic, the series represents a departure from the style of Thunderbirds due to its use of non-caricatured marionette puppets of realistic bodily proportions. Re-run a number of times on British television and purchased by the BBC in 1993, the 32-episode series has been the foundation of merchandising campaigns since its first appearance, leading to the release of items such as toy dolls and other associated media, including novels and comic strips in the Anderson-re