Nicholas Tucker described the early Harry Potter books as looking back to Victorian and Edwardian children's stories: Hogwarts was an old-style boarding school in which the teachers addressed pupils formally by their surnames and were most concerned with the reputations of the houses with which they were associated ; characters ' personalities were plainly shown by their appearances, starting with the Dursleys ; evil or malicious characters were to be crushed rather than reformed, including Filch's cat Mrs Norris ; and the hero, a mistreated orphan who found his true place in life, was charismatic and good at sports, but considerate and protective towards the weak.

The market for mainstream anime, such as manga adaptations, sports shows, and adaptations of popular children's stories, was dominated by existing company, and as such, Sunrise decided to focus on robot anime, which were known to be more difficult to animate, but could be used as promotion to sell toys.

The 1963 film displays older shots of the village including use of the village shop, ' Headland House ', and the clip of the children's sports day which is filmed where Greenbank is now built.

In the fall of 1981, USA began programming daily at 6 AM, with talk shows and children's programs until noon, sports from noon on during weekends and until 3 PM weekdays, talk shows 3 to 6 PM weekdays, and sports again after 6 PM.

This has a programme of dance, world music, sports activity, youth music, spoken word, free children's activity, a carnival parade, information and stalls, health promotion, a world food zone and outside radio broadcast.

Host of the BBC1 children's sports programme We Are the Champions 1973 to 1995

* Alan Sues as Big Al – A clueless and fey sports anchor who loved ringing his bell, which he called his " tinkle ", and as hungover children's show host " Uncle Al, The Kiddies ' Pal.

Bielfeldt Park is a more traditional park with sports fields, a paved trail, children's playground, and picnic area.

There are areas in the park for sports such as baseball, softball, and soccer fields, four sand volleyball courts, six tennis courts with wind screens and hitting backboard, two full-size basketball courts with additional baskets for shooting around, a equipped fitness trail, a children's activity area, a putting green, and a gazebo.

Cheatham Lock and Dam, is a large recreational area operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers that offers many outdoor experiences such as camping, fishing, wildlife viewing, water sports, swimming, and multiple children's play areas stretching along the Cumberland River.

* The first Saturday begins with a parade and children's sports day.

RÚV's lineup also includes sports coverage, documentaries, domestically produced entertainment shows, and children's programming.

After becoming an independent, WGN-TV spent much of the next two decades as the top-rated independent station in Chicago, offering a variety of general-entertainment programs including movies, sports, off-network reruns, and children's shows.

* TV2 founded in 1964 is the main channel for children's, teenagers ' and sports programmes though it also shows drama, entertainment and factual programmes.

Avalon Hill continued to produce more than just wargames, priding itself on other themes, such as party games, sports titles, and children's games.

Greaves also worked frequently for TV-am as a TV critic and was a resident team captain on ITV sports quiz Sporting Triangles as well as co-hosting the Saturday morning children's television show, The Saturday Show.

Christ Church and the adjacent school were destroyed in a World War II bombing raid and no trace remains today, the site being occupied by a children's play area and sports court.

TV 0-6 began broadcasting in Athens, with many cartoons and children's shows, while TV Magic, after an ill-fated attempt to become a news-talk station owned by Socrates Kokkalis, became a station focusing on sports and particularly of Greek sports club Olympiacos, which Kokkalis also owned.

Hol TV offers all major Greek networks as well as news, sports, music and children's channels.

Sporting Life carries footwear, children's apparel, women's, men's and equipment for sports including skiing, running, and cycling.

The esplanade includes gardens, children's play areas, an aviary, a miniature railway, walking tracks, and sports fields ( Ongley-Manawaroa Park ).

The multi-purpose sports and business facility at the Kettering Conference Centre provides both a leisure centre, health club, children's activity and conference centre all in one venue.

In the 1960s Korner began a media career, working initially as a show business interviewer and then on ITV's Five O ' Clock Club, a children's TV show.

* Buffalo Bob Smith ( 1917 – 1998 ), host of the children's show Howdy Doody

In 1999 the series came first place in a BBC poll selecting the nation's favourite children's show.

Two British children's annuals were produced based on the show published by Collins in 1960 and 1961.

In October 2001, he again released two albums: Songs I Heard, featuring big band re-workings of children's show themes, and 30, featuring Connick on piano with guest appearances by several other musical artists.

In 1954 while attending Northwestern High School, he began working for WTOP-TV, creating puppets for a Saturday morning children's show called The Junior Morning Show.

* King ( 2003 TV series ), a Canadian children's show

The club was featured in a children's television show called Scully ; the plot revolved around a young boy, Francis Scully, who tried to gain a trial match with Liverpool.

Following The Frost Report the Palin / Jones team worked both as actors and writers on the show Twice a Fortnight with Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Jonathan Lynn, and the successful children's comedy show Do Not Adjust Your Set with Idle and David Jason.

* Die Sendung mit der Maus, a children's television show from Germany

* Magnús Scheving, creator and co-star of the children's television show LazyTown

Originally intended for adults, the show evolved into primarily a children's entertainment in the late Victorian era.

* In the 1980 children's novel The Magicians of Caprona, by Diana Wynne Jones, a Punch and Judy show is a part of an important series of events.

On another children's TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee Herman would often receive pen pal letters.

She performed on the children's show All That in 1997, singing " Show Me Love ," proving her growing popularity in the United States.

In the CBBC children's television show Horrible Histories, Richard III ( played by Jim Howick ) sings a power ballad in which he attempts to restore his reputation: "... Never had a hump and my arm was alright, never took the crown with illegal power.

In November 1959 the first episode of Sandmännchen was shown on East German television, a children's show that had Cold War propaganda as its primary function.

* Sesame Street Live, a touring version of the children's television show

* The children's TV show Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood featured a trolley.

The show was the basis for a comic strip of the same name in the children's magazine Robin.

He voiced Nigel Thornberry, the father in the Nickelodeon children's TV show The Wild Thornberrys.

* June 27 – Bob Keeshan, American actor and children's television show host ( d. 2004 )

The character Gus Griswald in the popular children's TV show Recess is named after Grissom ( his fictional father is a General in the US Army and Gus is his recruit ).