Cbeebies has changed the bedtime hour (the only children's telly we watch routinely with our children, between bathtime and bedtime) - it's goodbye to "The Rubbadubbers" (thank christ) and "64 Zoo Lane" (shame) and hello to In the Night Garden.

This is quality- unlike the Rubbishduffers it's aimed squarely at kids like ours rather than having knowing nudges towards their parents, and is gentle, repetitive and s..l...o...w. Perfect for pre-bedtime viewing. It also has great music, and is narrated by Derek Jacobi (I saw his Hamlet at Sunderland Empire in 1978 you know...)



The only problem is I find the end sequence unbearably sad, as the main character, Iggle Piggle, alone and asleep and vulnerable in a tiny boat, sails over a dark sea towards the horizon. I fact, I find myself welling up just thinking about it...