Teletubbies creator warns parents over ‘empty’ YouTube programmes for children

Anne Wood says algorithms bypass the responsibility of art' and have failed to support high-quality children's content

Lots of programmes for children on YouTube are empty" and do nothing to encourage the imaginative life of children", the Teletubbies creator has cautioned parents.

Anne Wood, the veteran children's producer who devised the popular TV show for preschool children, said children's television had long been undervalued and she feared we're losing a tremendous amount and nobody can see it because it's not considered important".