If there is one children's program that seemed to have a hold on us in the late 1990s/early 2000s it would have to be the ...

Tinky Winky attracted the attention of US conservative activist and televangelist Jerry Falwell back in 1999 when the purple teletubby appeared on the show carrying a red handbag. Teaming this ...

Teletubbies co-creator Andy Davenport’s love of astronauts and the Moon landings inspired the four characters. It was to be called Teleteddies but the name was already taken. It caused ...

FEMAIL finds out... Scroll down for video The largest of the Teletubbies, handbag-carrying Tinky Winky - a hue of purple - was played by actor Simon Shelton. A trained ballet dancer, who was ...

Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po are back to go on fun-filled adventures in the new Netflix series reboot Teletubbies are coming back to the small screen! On Tuesday, Netflix released the first ...