Ragdoll Productions


Ragdoll Productions is a British television production company located in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, that produces children's television series owned by WildBrain. It was founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who had recently made similar programmes for Yorkshire Television and TV-am. It is known for a number of children's programmes, most notably Teletubbies, and also Rosie and Jim, Brum, Boohbah, Tots TV, In the Night Garden..., Pob's Programme, The Adventures of Abney & Teal and Twirlywoos.
Ragdoll Productions is owned by Ragdoll Ltd., which in 2006 formed a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, Ragdoll Worldwide, to sell and license the company's programmes outside of the UK and North America. On 16 September 2013, Ragdoll Worldwide was sold to Canadian production company DHX Media for £17.4 million WildBrain now owns the rights to all of Ragdoll's programming. Despite Ragdoll Worldwide being sold, Ragdoll Productions themselves remain as an independent company and still continue to make shows to this day.

Pre-Ragdoll productions

The following are some of Ragdoll's productions before the company was founded, accompanied by a brief description and vital statistics:
All of the following shows are now owned by WildBrain.
The Ragdoll Shop in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire was a relatively small store which stocked a range of merchandise relating to Ragdoll's television series of 4 shows including Teletubbies, Badjelly the Witch, Storytime, Rosie and Jim, Tots TV and Brum plus fun activities for the children. The shop also sold toys relating to Boohbah from 2004 to 2005. In 2005, the shop was closed permanently, and became an optometrist's practice named Dr. CP Grey's. The picture of Rosie and Jim waving can still be seen in the black window at the top of the building.