Tickle on the Tum
Total Seasons :4Total Episodes : 118
Tickle On The Tum was a series of ten minute programmes for young children produced by Granada Television and aired on the ITV network from 1984 until 1988. The series was set in a shop in the fictional village of Tickle-on-the-Tum. The original presenters were folk-singer Ralph McTell, fresh from his stint on Granada's other children's series Alphabet Zoo and Danusia Harwood. From about the midd...
Episodes(18)
1. Barney Fixes the Pipes
Air Date : 1984-11-05
2. Duck Down Day
Dora tells the story of how the locals ducks helped the inhabitants of Tickle to solve their hard pillow problems and how the great Tickle pillow factory came to be.
Air Date : 1984-11-12
3. Make 'em Laugh
Air Date : 1984-11-19
4. The Lost Voice
Miss Marker tells about the time she had lost her voice, and all the Tickle town children in her class decided to go look for it.
Air Date : 1984-11-26
5. Funny Bone
Dr. Dimple comes into Ralph shop looking for a present for his niece. He tells the story of when Mickey Moon had lost the ability to laugh because his funny bone was out of tune.
Air Date : 1984-12-10
6. Santa's Helper
Mike the Milkman recounts how last Christmas, he had to deliver Santa Claus's Christmas presents when the jolly fellow got stuck up a chimney.
Air Date : 1984-12-17
7. Mixed Up Parcels
Air Date : 1985-01-07
8. Barney Papers a Room
Air Date : 1985-01-14
9. Connie and the Cat
Air Date : 1985-01-21
10. Bertie Barlow's Bike
Air Date : 1985-01-28
11. Potato Harvest
Air Date : 1985-02-04
12. Farmhouse Loaf
Roland Crust is short on bread, because the day before, Copernia the cat spilled self-raising flour into Roland's oven, causing an enormous cottage loaf to emerge.
Air Date : 1985-02-11
13. Knobbly Knees
Dr. Dimple comes into the post office but can't remember what for. He then recounts the time he was a judge in the Knobbly Knees competition at the Tickle fête.
Air Date : 1985-02-25
14. Billy Grizzle
Miss Marker recounts the day Billy Grizzle first entered her class. All the children as well as herself tried to make the little boy from Grumble town smile.
Air Date : 1985-03-04
15. Tickle Hat Parade
On the day of the Tickle Hat Parade, milkman Mike didn't have time to figure out which special hat to wear because he was looking after a little Robin Redbreast that hurt it's wing.
Air Date : 1985-03-11
16. Connie to the Rescue
Air Date : 1985-03-18
17. The Moon Parcel
Air Date : 1985-03-25
18. April Fool
Air Date : 1985-04-01
