The Saturday Starship  The Saturday Starship is a British Saturday morning children's series that was produced by Central Television and aired on the ITV network. There was one series of 21 editions between 1 September 1984 and 26 January 1985 hosted by Tommy Boyd and Bonnie Langford. It was a follow-up to "The Saturday Show" and "TISWAS". Chris Baines presented one of the very first environmental strands on children's TV in the UK, and this led to "The Ark" series in 1988.