The 35-millimeter film flickers. An arm descending from the blue sky holds a clapboard over a quaint railway station, where custom-made train models with expressive human faces wait for action. The ...

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday. By Victor Mather Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell. He ...

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of British children’s classic, Thomas & Friends, an original unseen version of the pilot episode will be available to watch for the first time ever – with narration ...

Choo choo! All aboard for the 80th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine. The little blue steam engine and his colourful friends on the Island of Sodor are celebrating the milestone birthday with the ...

Did you know that Thomas the Tank Engine is 80 years old? Yes, rail-y! The famous engine was originally created by Reverend Wilbert Awdry, whose Thomas & Friends books then became a TV series. So to ...

A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry later. The ceremony marks 80 years since the first of the classic Thomas & Friends books was ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for British ...

The Reverand Wilbert Awdry created Thomas the Tank Engine (PA) Historic England is to unveil a national blue plaque at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The ...

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