The Moomins was a stop-motion animated TV series that first became popular on Children's ITV in the 1980s. Originally made for Polish TV from stories written in Swedish, it was edited for a British ...

American artist Bob Ross became famous in the 1980s with his TV series The Joy of Painting. Although he died over two decades ago, Bob’s on-screen art lessons are now more popular than ever ...

Playwright James Graham on bringing Boys From the Blackstuff to the stage. 'I think people in Scotland will appreciate the gallows humour, ...

The 1980s were a fertile era for anime, sometimes referred to as the medium's "Golden Age". This was the era of films like ...

Now, setting a film or TV series in the ‘50s counts as historical. On the other hand, it has become increasingly common to set films and shows in the 1980s. These are the most memorable movies ...

Grange Hill, the trailblazing series famed for its stark reflection of school life, has been a cultural touchstone for ...

“The series was being broadcast when I was born ... Graham then read everything Bleasdale had written, including the 1980 one-off TV play that first introduced the characters during a road ...