Social History — C. 1955
Puppet, string puppet
This is the Little Mo string puppet used in the television programme Picture Book, part of the BBC's 'Watch With Mother' series. The brainchild of the BBC Head of Children's Programmes Freda Lingstrom and her colleague Maria Bird, 'Watch with Mother' was designed for the pre-school audience. The title echoed the BBC radio programme 'Listen With Mother' and was intended to allay fears that children were being corrupted by watching television alone.
Picture Book first aired in 1955 in the Monday slot of the 'Watch With Mother' schedule. Storytellers on the programme were the Irish actress Patricia Driscoll and Vera McKechnie, who also narrated Andy Pandy.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 91.99/59
- Object name:
- puppet, string puppet
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- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- c. 1955
- Material:
wood, paint, natural fibre (unidentified)
- Measurements/duration:
- L 295 mm, W 130 mm (widest section), D 55 mm (greatest depth)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
The Estate of Freda Lingstrom
- Copyright holder:
The Estate of Freda Lingstrom
- Image credit:
© Ben Productions LLC
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.