List of Animals of Farthing Wood episodes

Episodes of "The Animals of Farthing Wood".

eries One (January - March 1993)

VHS/DVD Availability

The classic VHS titles of the series, released through BBC Video, were nine volumes in all, each amalgamating several episodes to form feature-length omnibuses. Sadly, because of time limitations on each cassette, some original episode sequences were cut out. Such scenes removed from the series one VHS titles, for example, included Fox's confrontation with the farmer's dog, and his conversation and 'employment' with the town cat, where he kills several mice.

Sadly, the series is not available on DVD at present, although there is heavy demand for a DVD release from fans. Should DVD availability ever come about, there is certainty that the episodes will be restored to their full original state.

VHS titles were as follows:

-Vol. 1: The Journey Begins

-Vol. 2: From Copse To Quarry

-Vol. 3: On To White Deer Park

-Vol. 4: The Challenge Of Winter

-Vol. 5: Friends & Enemies

-Vol. 6: New Beginnings

-Vol. 7: New Dangers

-Vol. 8: The rise of the Rats

-Vol. 9: The Wanderers' Return

'New Beginnings' was the first TAOFW video title to receive a 'PG' certificate from the BBFC, largely due to the violent battle between Fox and Scarface and the strong emphasis on death, although generally the content was actually not much grimmer than that in earlier volumes.

Individual episodes were also available on VHS as part of a running promotion in 'Farthing Wood Friends' magazine.

TV Repeats

Originally series one episodes were aired on Children's BBC (CBBC) every Wednesday, with a repeat the following Sunday. With series two, the schedule moved to Fridays, again with a Sunday morning repeat. In the autumn/winter of 1994, series 2 was shown again, but moved to Thursdays. With series three, Thursdays became the norm, with the Sunday morning repeat. Series one resurfaced on Wednesday afternoons in 1995 and again on Sunday mornings in 1997. Since then, it was regularly syndicated on the CBBC Channel, and on CBBC's Sunday morning 'Smile' programme, as was Noah's Island. The last known repeat of the series on terrestrial television was of series three, which was shown every weekday morning during October/November 2004.

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