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NameBig Ted
ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1968; New Zealand
BBC; creating agency; c 1964; United Kingdom
BBC; creating agency; c 1964; United Kingdom
Classificationteddy bears
Materialsplastic, cloth
DimensionsOverall: 380mm (width), 560mm (height), 200mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH014511
Credit lineGift of Whitebait TV Productions, 2004
Overview
Big Ted was a main character in the children's television programme Play School. The show was originally produced in the United Kingdom in 1964, but was then exported to various countries including New Zealand.
In New Zealand the show had content developed or adapted for kiwi children. It was produced between 1972-1990. The show was hugely popular and the toys continue to be fondly remembered by thousands of New Zealanders.
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