Toytown Tin Soldiers" by Leon Jessel. The first radio performances were as follows: A puppet show called "Stories from Toytown Featuring Larry the Lamb" was first broadcast on ITV between 1972 and 1974. Twenty-six of Hulme Beaman's stories were adapted for television by his friend Hendrik Baker. The Noddy stories, written from 1949 to 1963 for children by author Enid Blyton, take place in a location called Toyland. Toytown Toytown was a BBC radio series for children, broadcast for "Children's Hour" on the Home Service. The plays were based on a set of puppets created by S. G. Hulme Beaman, who
Noddy (character) of toys. For example, Mr. Golly who ran the Toyland garage was replaced by Mr. Sparks who in the new 2004 version of the series appears to be Scottish, and Dinah Doll, described as "a black, assertive minority female", was added to the franchise by the BBC during the 1992–1999 series. Noddy first appeared on stage at the 2660-seat Stoll Theatre in Kingsway, London, in 1954. The very large cast were all children or teenagers, mostly from the Italia Conti acting school. There was a full theatre orchestra. The finale was a scene at the "Faraway Tree", with many of