Thomas &amp; Friends
Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends or simply Thomas the Tank Engine; also known as Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! in the twenty-second series) is a British children's television series. In the United Kingdom, it had its first broadcast on the ITV network in Great Britain in 1984. In the United States, it had its first broadcast on "Shining Time Station" in 1989. It is based on "The Railway Series" of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.
Mark Thomas
Prior to his most renowned vehicle, "The Mark Thomas Comedy Product", Thomas was a frequent guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 show "The Mary Whitehouse Experience", where he would do a routine about a specific topic of the week and involve studio audience members in the discussions. He would also occasionally play parts in sketches written by the show's main performers. He then became the resident stand-up comic on "Saturday Zoo", a Channel 4 comedy series first screened in 1993 and appeared on an episode of "Have I Got News for You". He co-presented the highly successful Radio 1 comedy talk show "Loose Talk" with Kevin Day, and is a founder member of the London Comedy Store's hard hitting "Cutting Edge" show.