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Rosie and Jim was a British children's television programme produced by Ragdoll Productions which aired on CITV from 3 September 1990 to 11 December 2000.
John Cunliffe
September 3, 1990 • 15m
John plans to take the Ragdoll up the canal to Dudley, but in order to do so he has to navigate a series of locks.
September 10, 1990 • 15m
Tree branches scrape against the Ragdoll, scratching off its smart paint. So John goes out to the shops to buy some paint to make his boat look nice and shiny again. Rosie and Jim do some painting of their own, and they learn about mixing colours together to make even more colours.
September 17, 1990 • 15m
John is out of groceries, so he makes a trip to Sainsbury's to purchase what he needs. However, the two rag dolls have something else on their minds.
September 24, 1990 • 15m
Whilst John is on his travels, he goes inside a tunnel leaving the two rag dolls to believe that pure darkness can be frightening to travel through.
October 1, 1990 • 15m
Whilst attempting to travel to Dudley, the Ragdoll's tiller comes apart in John's hand, meaning he has to walk to a nearby stable so a horse can tow the boat to somewhere he can get it fixed.
October 8, 1990 • 15m
John is very curious to know how glass is made, so he goes to a factory to see what ingredients are put together to make glass, sand being the main one. Rosie and Jim follow him there, and play in the sandpit making their own boat out of sand with marble glass windows.
October 15, 1990 • 15m
John visits Black Country Narrow Boats, the boatyard that built the Ragdoll, where Rosie and Jim try making their own boats out of paper and foil.
October 22, 1990 • 15m
It's a rainy day on the Ragdoll, and John's in need of washing his clothes, so he sets out to a local launderette to get them clean once again. Rosie and Jim have some dirty washing too, but they also have something else in mind.
October 29, 1990 • 15m
It is quite cold on the Ragdoll, and John is running out of coal for his furnace to keep him and Rosie and Jim warm, so he and Rosie and Jim set out to a coal mine to see where exactly coal comes from.
November 5, 1990 • 15m
As John sails down the canal, he notices lots of different things being cut, so he takes a walk and goes to a farm to see some sheep having their wool sheared off. Later on, John does some trimming of his own by giving his beard a snip. Rosie and Jim join in by taking some sheep wool and begin pretending to shear it off themselves.
November 12, 1990 • 15m
John is looking for an idea for a story, so he sails down the canal to a falcon country park to see all kinds of different birds. Rosie and Jim follow him, and watch the demonstrations of the falcons.
November 19, 1990 • 15m
John's woolly jumper is beginning to wear out, so he sets off to a mill to retrieve some wool to knit a new jumper. Meanwhile, Jim mistakes a sheep for a dragon, and is frightened, but soon learns that sheep are harmless. Then, Rosie and Jim finally get some coloured wool of their own.
November 26, 1990 • 15m
John sets out to a wheat field to find out how bread is made. He then sees a windmill, and is shown how wheat is turned into bread. Rosie and Jim get up to their old tricks and fool around with John when he isn't looking.
December 3, 1990 • 15m
John sets out to the shops to buy some food and drink for a picnic. Rosie and Jim are hungry and want to have a picnic too, so they add their own items to John's shopping list without him knowing. Bearing in mind that John doesn't even like the items that Rosie and Jim added, they're afraid that John is going to be upset. However, John isn't overly upset after all, as he sees a family having a barbecue and gives them Rosie and Jim's items.
December 10, 1990 • 15m
John thinks the blanket on his bed is starting to wear out, so he decides to go and get a new one. Rosie and Jim play with his blanket, but they play too rough, and put large holes in it. So John pays a visit to the weavers workshop to see how blankets are made from scratch.
December 17, 1990 • 15m
John goes off to Hampton to see a ferry. When Rosie and Jim see a boat that's going to the same place as the Ragdoll, they fear that it's going to cause a crash, but of course, it doesn't. John hops aboard a ferry to be transported from one path to another that has the river as a collision.
January 7, 1991 • 15m
John travels to a farm to see how the milk we drink every day is made.
January 14, 1991 • 15m
John travels to Tewkesbury Marina to see some sailing boats and get some ideas for a story about Rosie and Jim
January 21, 1991 • 15m
While watching steam boats on the River Severn, John runs the Ragdoll aground in a mud bank needing help from another steam boat.
January 28, 1991 • 15m
John visits Tewkesbury Abbey and explores the inside of the church.
February 4, 1991 • 15m
It's time for John to take out the rubbish from the boat, so he attempts to catch up with the bin-man and takes the rubbish to the tip so it can be broken down and recycled.
February 11, 1991 • 15m
John travels to visit a pottery at Elmley Castle near Pershore in Worcestershire.
February 18, 1991 • 15m
John travels along the River Severn through Worcester to Stourport to ride the dragon at the Shipley Amusements Park.
February 25, 1991 • 15m
John travels to Worcester to visit the Worcester Post and Sorting Office
March 4, 1991 • 15m
John travels along the River Severn through Worcester, and then goes to Ragley Hall in Alcester to a maze.
