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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

When I started working at CBeebies, no-one mentioned I hadDown's syndrome

When I started working at CBeebies, no-one mentioned I had
Down's syndrome

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When I started working at CBeebies,
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no-one mentioned I had Down's syndrome.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:57
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, family
Production
Mighty Productions,BBC

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Movie Summary

Konnie Huq explores and celebrates the very best of British children's programming from the past 100 years.
Which is really, really good, because they just see me as George, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Which is really, really good, because they just see me as Ge...
This space rocket... George is a role model for today's kids, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
This space rocket... George is a role model for today's...
One small spider... - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
One small spider...
..with wriggly toes, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
..with wriggly toes,
As part of pre-school favourite Playbus, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:11
As part of pre-school favourite Playbus,
They said, "Right, you're going to learn Makaton." - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
They said, "Right, you're going to learn Makaton.&...
Yes. So this lady called Margaret Walker invented Makaton, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:12
Yes. So this lady called Margaret Walker invented Makaton,
I didn't realise and I don't think they did either - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
I didn't realise and I don't think they did either
We had children with special needs who'd watched the show, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
We had children with special needs who'd watched the sh...
Makaton would become a central part of communicating - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
Makaton would become a central part of communicating
Taught in nurseries - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
Taught in nurseries
One of those Makaton users was George Webster. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
One of those Makaton users was George Webster.
I was inspired by Mr Tumble, he was my hero when I was growing up. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
I was inspired by Mr Tumble, he was my hero when I was growi...
I used Makaton before I spoke with words. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
I used Makaton before I spoke with words.
My favourite word was "more". "More, more, more food!" - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:12
My favourite word was "more". "More, more, mo...
And it's really important to have a role model who looks different. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
And it's really important to have a role model who look...
Kids' TV doesn't always get things right, but at its best, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
Kids' TV doesn't always get things right, but at i...
Every day of my life, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
Every day of my life,
"When I was little, I knew somebody loved me." - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
"When I was little, I knew somebody loved me."
You know, we say, "Well, it's time for us to go now, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
You know, we say, "Well, it's time for us to go no...