Future Generations (TV story)

Future Generations
Main character(s):	Boy
Featuring:	Daleks
Release details
Number of parts:	1
Premiere network:	BBC1
Release date:	1 December 1998
Format:	Mini-episode
Children in Need
← Previous	Dimensions in Time
Next →	Live & Kicking

Future Generations was a special charity programme created by the BBC in commemoration of fifty years of children's programming by the broadcaster. Broadcast during Children in Need on 1 December 1998, it featured appearances from a variety of children's television characters from multiple series, including an appearance by the Doctor's TARDIS and a pair of Daleks.

An episode of Live & Kicking was broadcast along with the special, partially focusing on its production.

Summary

A little boy dressed in a grey school uniform, recites a story as he walks through various locales;

"One upon a time, on a little island where it often rained, there was a broadcasting corporation, who realised that small people, like me, were different from big people".

"And so they decided to make programmes for small people as well. Programmes that small people would learn from, without even knowing it".

"But the small people soon became big people too, and magically produced small people of their own".

"So the corporation decided to make even more programmes, this time, for the new generation of small people".

"The corporation continues to entertain and educate small people, with an enormous variety of programmes, like these animated programmes, futuristic programmes, long-running programmes, pioneering programmes, playful programmes, magical programmes, and dramatic programmes, really wild programmes!"

"But they can only continue to make small people's programmes thanks to the unique way the corporation is paid for by the big people".

to be added

Cast

• Scott Chisholm - Boy
• Daleks - Paul Berry
• John Noakes - himself
• Valerie Singleton - herself
• Peter Purves - himself
• Lulu the elephant - herself
• John Crawford - himself
• Derek Griffiths - himself
• Barbara Kellerman - The White Witch
• The Borrowers - TBA
• Michaela Strachan - herself
• Zöe Ball - herself

Animated and puppet characters

• Bill
• Ben
• Little Weed
• Muffin the Mule
• Sausage the dog
• Andy Pandy
• Teddy
• Jenny Woodentop
• Willy Woodentop
• Spotty Dog
• Windy Miller
• Mrs Honeyman
• Mr Thomas Tripp
• Mayor
• Mr Clamp
• Mrs Cobbit
• Miss Lovelace
• Mitzi
• Daphne
• Lulu
• Police Constable Potter
• Captain Flack
• Fireman Pugh
• Fireman Pugh
• Fireman Barney McGrew
• Fireman Cuthbert
• Fireman Dibble
• Fireman Grubb
• Lord Belborough
• Mr Brackett
• Train
• Mr Swallow
• Mr S. Rumpling
• Florence
• Dougal
• Ermintrude
• Brian
• Zebedee
• Noddy
• Big Ears
• PC Plod
• Pingu
• Morph
• Parsley the Lion
• Dill the Dog
• Postman Pat
• Jess
• Bagpuss
• Willo the Wisp
• Mavis Cruet
• Dennis the Menace
• Gnasher
• Spider
• Crystal Tipps
• Alistair
• Mary
• Mungo
• Midge
• Roobarb
• Custard
• Mr Benn
• Shopkeeper
• Tinky Winky
• Dipsy
• Laa-Laa
• Po

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

• This story crossed over Flower Pot Men, Muffin the Mule, Picture Book, Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley, The Magic Roundabout, Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Pingu, Morph, The Herbs, Postman Pat, Bagpuss, Mr Benn, Willo the Wisp, Dennis and Gnasher, Spider!, Crystal Tipps and Alistair, Mary, Mungo and Midge, Roobarb and Custard, Doctor Who, Blue Peter, Newsround, Play School, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Borrowers, The Really Wild Show, Teletubbies, and Live & Kicking.

Gallery

Promotional images

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  Official wallpaper, featuring various characters in Trumpton.

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  Image of the boy with Noddy in his car in the Magic Garden.

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  Image of the boy with the TARDIS and a Dalek.

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  Image of John Noakes and John Crawford with Lulu the elephant in the Blue Peter studio.

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  Image of the boy on the set of Future Generations.

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  Image of the boy in a garden with Bill, Ben, Little Weed, Spotty Dog, Andy Pandy, Teddy, and Muffin the Mule.

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  Image of the boy with various puppet characters.

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  Image of Mr Benn used to promote Future Generations.

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  Future Generations storyboard.

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  Image of Paul Berry watching over various characters in Trumpton.

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  Image of the boy arriving in the Magic Garden aboard the Train.

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  Production image of the boy meeting the spider.

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  Production image of the boy meeting the spider.

External links

• Official website via the Wayback Machine.
• Future Generations at the Postman Pat Wikia
• Future Generations at The Magic Garden Wiki