This series was the brainchild of Anne Wood. It was based upon the books by Jean Kenward (which possibly appeared on The Book Tower (1979), also produced by Anne Wood). From this series Wood realized that there was a gap in the viewing schedules for toddlers (as the ratings system at that time did not pick them up). From this notion she went on to create Ragdoll Ltd, possibly the biggest children's TV production company in the UK, producing popular programmes such as the Teletubbies, BooBahs, Tot's TV, Rosie and Jim and Pob's Programme.