Children’s TV formed the backbone of many a childhood, with much programming aimed at younger viewers intending to be informative, inspirational, or otherwise innocent in its storytelling. Most TV ...

Thomas & Friends is a British TV show based on The Railway Series books by Rev. Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, first published 80 years ago in 1945. It aired on a variety of stations ...

Large Thomas Model - Used in Series 1 and 11, plus The Great Discovery promotional images. Hank the American Engine - One of two identical models built for the last live-action series.

Thomas & Friends is celebrating 80 years of the beloved character and his stories PEOPLE has a first look at the never-before-seen 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ...

A rediscovered and restored version of the pilot episode of Thomas & Friends, the animated children's steam train series narrated by Sir Ringo Starr, is set to be shown for the first time since it ...

Iconic items such as the Large Thomas Model from Series 1 and 11, Hank the American Engine, Arthur the Big Tank Engine, Elizabeth the Lorry, Byron the Bulldozer, and Fergus the Traction Engine are up ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81.

The "Thomas the Tank Engine" and his fans all over the world are in mourning. Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

The series, which featured narration by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and stand-up comedian George Carlin, was renamed to “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” and crossed the Atlantic in 1989 to ...