From the 1940s onwards, the BBC in the United Kingdom, produced a wide series of marionette programmes for children and then created The "BBC Television Puppet Theatre" based in "Lime Grove Studios" from 1955–1964, Usually under the title "Watch With Mother" The various programmes included "Whirligig", "The Woodentops", "Bill and Ben", "Muffin The Mule", "Rubovia" a series created by Gordon Murray and "Andy Pandy". Later in the 1960s, Gerry Anderson with his wife, Sylvia Anderson and colleagues made a number of hit series, "Fireball XL5", "Stingray" and "Thunderbirds", which pioneered a technique combining marionettes and electronics. This allowed for radio control moving of the mouth of a marionettes. The technique was patented and called "supermarionation". The programs have been shown all around the world and are now widely distributed on DVD. Anderson also made two films, "Thunderbirds Are Go" and "Thunderbird 6". During the 1970s in the UK TV series using marionettes include "The Adventures of Rupert Bear", "Mumfie" and "Cloppa Castle". Some marionettes appear in "Pipkins" namely Octavia Ostrich.