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Timbuctoo (1998)

Timbuctoo poster
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In the land of Timbuctoo, a group of animals each named after the sound they make have small adventures. The series shows their everyday lives and interactions in a playful and gentle way.

whimsicalgentleplayfulsimplecheerfullightheartednostalgicsoothing

What happens

Timbuctoo is a series of 25 children's books, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, better known for his Mr. Men and Little Miss series. It was published from 1978 to 1979, with selected reprints in 1993 and 1999. The books tell the stories of a group of animals, each of whom is named after the sound that their particular animal makes. An animated series (produced by Flicks Films and Carlton International) of Timbuctoo was shown on CITV which ran from 9 January 1998 to 16 April 1999, narrated by Ronnie Corbett. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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