Andrew Davenport
Davenport co-created Teletubbies (first broadcast in the UK in 1997) with Anne Wood, and wrote all of the 365 episodes. He created In the Night Garden... (first broadcast in the UK in 2007), wrote all of the 100 episodes 30-minute episodes, and composed the title theme and music for the series. In 2019, Davenport created Moon and Me. He wrote all 50 episodes and composed all the music for the series.
Davenport has been dubbed "the J. K. Rowling of the under fives" and "the king of kid's TV" following the Teletubbies and In the Night Garden.... His success with the preschool audience has been, as described by The Guardian's Tim Jonze, credited to "incredible instinct and a lot of painstaking research" and a "slightly terrifying insight into these unknowable little minds".
Davenport references child developmental science in the creation of his shows and has described his process as to "engage minds and feed imaginations with the unfailing power of characters and worlds forged with kindness and playfulness".
Davenport was recipient of the J.M. Barrie Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2025. He received this honour jointly with Anne Wood, for their outstanding contributions to children’s arts and television.
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