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Child's play

  • Justin Webb
  • 11 Apr 08, 07:56 PM GMT

The cultural chasm between the UK and the US is nowhere more evident than in the emotive area of children's TV. This latest effort to defend the world of Teletubbies from the invasion of Disney cartoons is part of a battle that's been raging since I was a child.

Millions of boys of my generation grew up with American cultural imperialism in the shape of Thunderbirds. I am not sure that we were greatly damaged.

On the other hand the best ever TV series for children is undoubtedly British. It's very, very clever, though somewhat lacking in technical pizazz. Greeks and Romans again...

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