About this season
Tickle On The Tum was a series of ten minute programmes for young children produced by Granada Television and aired on the ITV network from 1984 until 1988. The series was set in a shop in the fictional village of Tickle-on-the-Tum. The original presenters were folk-singer Ralph McTell, fresh from his stint on Granada's other children's series Alphabet Zoo and Danusia Harwood. From about the middle of the second series, Harwood was replaced by Jacqueline Reddin. In the final series, Reddin became the show's lead presenter and sang the theme song, after McTell returned to his recording career.
Episodes (18)
1. Barney Fixes the Pipes
Aired 5 November 1984 • 30 min
2. Duck Down Day
Aired 12 November 1984 • 30 min
Dora tells the story of how the locals ducks helped the inhabitants of Tickle to solve their hard pillow problems and how the great Tickle pillow factory came to be.
3. Make 'em Laugh
Aired 19 November 1984 • 30 min
4. The Lost Voice
Aired 26 November 1984 • 30 min
Miss Marker tells about the time she had lost her voice, and all the Tickle town children in her class decided to go look for it.
5. Funny Bone
Aired 10 December 1984 • 30 min
Dr. Dimple comes into Ralph shop looking for a present for his niece. He tells the story of when Mickey Moon had lost the ability to laugh because his funny bone was out of tune.
6. Santa's Helper
Aired 17 December 1984 • 30 min
Mike the Milkman recounts how last Christmas, he had to deliver Santa Claus's Christmas presents when the jolly fellow got stuck up a chimney.
7. Mixed Up Parcels
Aired 7 January 1985 • 30 min
8. Barney Papers a Room
Aired 14 January 1985 • 30 min
9. Connie and the Cat
Aired 21 January 1985 • 30 min
10. Bertie Barlow's Bike
Aired 28 January 1985 • 30 min
11. Potato Harvest
Aired 4 February 1985 • 30 min
12. Farmhouse Loaf
Aired 11 February 1985 • 30 min
Roland Crust is short on bread, because the day before, Copernia the cat spilled self-raising flour into Roland's oven, causing an enormous cottage loaf to emerge.
13. Knobbly Knees
Aired 25 February 1985 • 30 min
Dr. Dimple comes into the post office but can't remember what for. He then recounts the time he was a judge in the Knobbly Knees competition at the Tickle fête.
14. Billy Grizzle
Aired 4 March 1985 • 30 min
Miss Marker recounts the day Billy Grizzle first entered her class. All the children as well as herself tried to make the little boy from Grumble town smile.
15. Tickle Hat Parade
Aired 11 March 1985 • 30 min
On the day of the Tickle Hat Parade, milkman Mike didn't have time to figure out which special hat to wear because he was looking after a little Robin Redbreast that hurt it's wing.
16. Connie to the Rescue
Aired 18 March 1985 • 30 min
17. The Moon Parcel
Aired 25 March 1985 • 30 min
18. April Fool
Aired 1 April 1985 • 30 min