According to a new poll, Rainbow has topped as the most popular pre-school children’s TV shows of all-time. The series beat The Magic Roundabout followed by Mr Benn and Playschool, to first place in the poll. Rainbow mixed comic storylines, featuring the four main characters, with quirky animations and musical interludes by Rod, Jane and Freddy. The poll, conducted for new magazine CBeebies Weekly, saw 1,000 people aged 25-45 pick their favourites.

Top 10 Best Kids’ Shows:

1. Rainbow
2. The Magic Roundabout
3. Mr Benn
4. Play School
5. Bagpuss
6. The Wombles
7. The Clangers
8. Trumpton
9. Button Moon
10. Camberwick Green

The famos actor Christopher Lee has been named as the most marketable film star in the US, by a poll conducted by USA Today, beating celebrities like Samuel L Jackson or Gary Oldman. Lee got the top in 2005’s list of most saleable stars thanks to ‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory’, ‘The Corpse Bride’ and ‘Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith’ which grabbed an estimated 640 million dollars.

The Top 5 most marketable film stars in the US:

1. Christopher Lee
2. Ewan McGregor
3. Morgan Freeman
4. Samuel L Jackson
5. Gary Oldman