... studios at the end of the week. ATV produced most of its major entertainment and drama programmes at Elstree, including the Muppets series. Central has continued to use the studios for most of its entertainment programmes, including Starburst. The I Remember ...

... perform on stage at the Birmingham Hippodrome and three judges, sitting in a box reminiscent of the two Old Codgers in The Muppet Show, are each asked to offer opinions after every act. Better either to hold up score marks, or remove the panel and rely ...

... there are plenty of adults among them, wearing dark shades as befits his deep down talent. And in the noted style of The Muppets he is graciously cutting his own time in order to introduce lesser stars such as Samantha Fox and Tim Brooke-Taylor. When ...

... the pace. So many items and targets packed in, but at least that lessens the likeli hood of viewers deciding (as with The Muppets) that they have seen it all before, so what's new? As usual the Thatcher cabinet and Ronnie Reagan's inner circle are the ...

... but whether the show was the alladium (the hub of the whole net work), The Saint. The Persuaders, Emergency Ward 10, or The Muppets, it was done with style and panache. With series consisting only of an idea, one sheet of outline, and a star name, the master ...

... always cosy, but the effects and illusions are really rather incredible, and will appeal at least to every Muppet fan. The series and the Muppets have their creator, Jim Henson, in common and he and his magic Creature Shop have clearly been delving into ...

... Earth Km sang, surrounded by the beat group to counter her maturity, Kylie Minoguc sang and conversed with the puppels in Muppets fashion, and Gloria Estcfan with eyes closed and gloomy face sang time flies when you're having fun. Young, intense and m ...

... to admit. For lost in the ideological sniping which accompanied President Gorbachev's visit last week was the news that The Muppet Show, courtesy of Henson International, will be shown on Soviet television in the Autumn. Because of the non-political and ...

... responsible for kid's classics like Sesame Street and the Muppet Show-is behind the latest puppet concept from Tyne Tees. Closer to the educational zip of Sesame Street than the street-wise zip of The Muppet Show, the Ghost of Faff ner Hall will appeal most strongly ...

... the co-produc tion and distribution company set up in 1989 by PETER ORTON (left), who was previously in charge of running Muppets creator Jim Henson's television business. Founder of the Moving Picture Company, and former managing director of televisi ...

... therly approach is sure to hold the attention of the children who are bound to be attracted to this subject, as are the 'muppets-with-teeth' elec tronic models used to give an illustra tion of how the Dinosaurs lived. The first programme followed the ...