Blue Peter tops list of all-time favourite children’s TV shows
BLUE Peter, Grange Hill and Newsround have been named the best children’s TV shows of all time.
The world’s longestrunning children’s TV show, Blue Peter, which celebrates its 60th anniversary later this year, tops the list.
Gritty show Grange Hill, which caused shockwaves with its storylines about drugs and teenage pregnancies, is second in the poll, voted for by children’s presenters and experts on the genre.
Newsround, associated with its host of many years John Craven and which was praised last year for its coverage of the Manchester bombing, is third.
A total of 16 of the top 20 shows were broadcast in the 1980s - making it the most popular decade for kids’ TV.
The top 10 also includes Tiswas and Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, in fourth and fifth place. Vision On and Live And Kicking took sixth and seventh place.
The top 10 is completed by Going Live!, Play School, and Crackerjack.