Michael Cole | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Micheal_Cole_(writer-TV_producer).jpg) Michael Cole (writer-TV producer) | |
| Born | 17 March 1933 Willesden, London, England |
| Died | 4 August 2001 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Writer / TV producer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Children's TV and books |
| Notable works | Bod, Fingerbobs, Ragtime |
| Notable awards | 1973 BAFTA Best Children's Programme |
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Michael Cole (17 March 1933 – 4 August 2001) was a British writer. He created a number of children's programmes from the 1970s to the 1990s,[1] including Alphabet Castle, Heads and Tails and Ragtime, for which he won a Society of Film and Television Award (later known as a BAFTA) for Best Children's Programme.[2] Together with his wife Joanne Cole,[3] he created Bod, originally published as four books in 1965 and made into a TV show in the 1970s,[4] as well as Fingerbobs[5] and Gran.[6]
- ^ "Why Michael Cole Was an Incredible Star of Children's TV".
- ^ "1974 Television Rediffusion Star Awards: Harlequin". bafta.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
telegraphwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "BFI Screenonline: Bod (1975-76)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Fingerbobs (1972)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Toonhound - Gran (1982)". www.toonhound.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.