Children's programmes in the early days of television seemed to fit into one of two camps.  Either they were aimed at pre-school or infant age groups (Woodentops, Andy Pandy, Muffin the Mule) or they were aimed at family viewing, as with "Tales of Hans Anderson" here.

The development of intermediate programming, that for children about to start secondary school, and of teenage programming, other than pop music shows, would take a long time to arrive.