Tom Tom
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Tom Tom is a science-themed children's television series
on the BBC
, from BBC Bristol. Presented by Jeremy Carrad and John Earle with roving reporter Norman Tozer
. It later featured three female presenters - Janet Kelly (July–December 1968), future BBC TV newsreader Jan Leeming
(1970) and Michele Brown (later married Giles Brandreth).
Characters included Serendipity Dog, a robot dog that asked questions. One of the programme's specialities was features on Grand Prix
racing, with viewers encouraged to follow the progress of the various teams via mail-order posters available from the programme.
The last ever episode in 1970 was set 50 years into the future i.e. 2020. The presenter was dressed in some kind of tinfoil jumpsuit and such innovations as wall-mounted flat panel televisions and mobile communicators were described. At some point, a then brand-new Jaguar E-Type was driven in and given as an example a vintage car. The end of the episode and series featured the presenter getting into a glass cabinet and disappearing - perhaps a reference to Star Trek-style teleporters being available in 2020!
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, from BBC Bristol. Presented by Jeremy Carrad and John Earle with roving reporter Norman Tozer
Norman Tozer
Norman Tozer was a freelance reporter who appeared on Tom Tom, a children's programme produced by the BBC in Bristol. Among his other roles he reported for BBC London News and such BBC Radio 4 programmes as Woman's Hour and You and Yours. He died of cancer at the age of 76.- References :...
. It later featured three female presenters - Janet Kelly (July–December 1968), future BBC TV newsreader Jan Leeming
Jan Leeming
Jan Leeming is a British TV presenter and newsreader.-Career:Born Janet Atkins in Kent, England, and educated at the St. Joseph's Convent Grammar School, she worked as an actress and presenter in Australia and New Zealand before becoming a well-known face on British television in regional and...
(1970) and Michele Brown (later married Giles Brandreth).
Characters included Serendipity Dog, a robot dog that asked questions. One of the programme's specialities was features on Grand Prix
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
racing, with viewers encouraged to follow the progress of the various teams via mail-order posters available from the programme.
The last ever episode in 1970 was set 50 years into the future i.e. 2020. The presenter was dressed in some kind of tinfoil jumpsuit and such innovations as wall-mounted flat panel televisions and mobile communicators were described. At some point, a then brand-new Jaguar E-Type was driven in and given as an example a vintage car. The end of the episode and series featured the presenter getting into a glass cabinet and disappearing - perhaps a reference to Star Trek-style teleporters being available in 2020!