Biography
Andrew Davenport (born 10 June 1965, Folkestone, Kent, England) is an award winning British producer, writer and composer specialising in creating television and publishing for young children. He is Creative Director of Ragdoll Productions.
Davenport has been dubbed ‘the J K Rowling of the under fives’ following the extraordinary international success of 'Teletubbies' and 'In the Night Garden…'.
Davenport created Teletubbies (first broadcast in the UK in 1997) with Anne Wood, and wrote all of the 365 episodes.
He created ‘In the Night Garden…’ (first broadcast in the UK in 2007), wrote all of the 100 episodes, and composed the title theme and incidental music.
He is renowned for creating high-volume and technologically pioneering character-based productions, designed for developmentally specific audiences that appeal successfully to their target age group.
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