Clangers (2015)

The 2015 revival of the knitted, whistling space creatures Michael Palin took over narration from the late Oliver Postgate, the original creator and narrator, and Postgate's son Daniel executive produced. The result keeps the original's tender, slightly melancholy strangeness: the Clangers putter around their little blue planet solving problems with music and curiosity, and nobody shouts. For adults it is a soothing dose of Palin's warmth, and for children it is gentle, odd and lovely to look at. The stop-motion puppet craft is the real draw, and it is one of the calmest options for the last screen time of the day.