This series for pre-schoolers in the Play School tradition, with stories, songs and puppets, aired in the Watch with Mother lunchtime slot.
Presented by Maggie Henderson and Fred Harris, Ragtime featured a number of puppets – including Mr Porridge (a wooden spoon), Mrs Ragamuffin (another wooden spoon) and Uncle Casserole – who all emerged from the green Ragtime Bag.
Other “regulars” included Dax and Sniff (puppet dogs), Humbug the tiger (a sock puppet) and Bubble – a cushion-shaped toy with a “think bubble” above his head who spoke in rhyme.
