This week Toby’s Choice focuses on channels for children (and their nostalgic parents).  We discovered some time ago that the WorldTV service can be a very useful tool for time starved parents needing quick access to pre-selected bespoke content for their offspring.  Well what better way to monitor your child’s viewing (whilst perhaps secretly enjoying your own past faves) than to create the channel yourself!

1. Bugs Bunny - worldtv.com/bugsbunny

Bugs Bunny has been a cartoon legend now for 68 years! and you simply cannot beat a bit of Bugs!  As you’d expect this channel contains classic BB footage featuring all his favorite enemies, wise cracks and a few carrot dangling rarities thrown in for good measure!



2. Ivor the Engine -  worldtv.com/ivor_the_engine

Ivor the Engine was an absolute classic children’s series from times gone by.  Driven by Edwin Jones through the rolling welsh countryside Ivor charmed a generation and the “che chi puff” of his steam engine is a familiar sound to any British adult over 30.  Innocent and brilliant!



3. Pingu - worldtv.com/pingu

Pingu is a modern classic that has the wondrous ability to hypnotize children into a lovely quiet state.  Once the high pitched squeaking begins kids are transfixed and oblivious to a relaxing parent and i swear if you concentrate hard enough you can understand the language of Pingu, children obviously do!!



Extra Extra!

Tarzan Lord of the Jungle - worldtv.com/tarzanlordofthejungle

I used to LOVE this when i was a slip of a lad and can’t believe i found a channel to rekindle my dreams of swooping through the jungle trees shouting unintelligible nonsense.

worldtv.com/kidsluckydip / worldtv.com/70kidstv

Two more “old school” channels with a mega mix of kids UK screened programs from the 70s & 80s including Wacky Races, Hong Kong Fuey, The Flumps, The Magic Roundabout, Captain Pug Wash, to name but few!

Now then, although English is my mother tongue i don’t want to appear too Anglo centric on Toby’s Choice so here are some more user channels from non-English speaking parts of WorldTV

Italy worldtv.com/cartoon

Brazil worldtv.com/cartoon_network_brasil

Mexico worldtv.com/cartoonvision

I’d love to hear about any other children’s channels on WorldTV, you can contact me at tobyschoice@worldtv.com

To end in the words of the great Bugs Bunny “That’s all Folks!”