Finger Tips is a television programme produced by RDF Media's Children's production division, The Foundation. It is made primarily for CITV

CITV

CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...

 and was first broadcast in 2001.

The Finger Tips presenters are Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Mulhern

Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a British TV presenter, entertainer, and former magician. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in May 1998 and became a leading presenter until he left in August 2002. He has presented a number of shows, including SMTV Live, Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown and...

 series 1-4, and Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton

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 series 1-3 (later replaced by Naomi Wilkinson

Naomi Wilkinson

Naomi Valerie Wilkinson is an English television presenter, actress and producer.Wilkinson, a trained dancer, was the senior continuity presenter of Milkshake!, the early-morning programming block for young children on Channel 5...

 series 4-5 and Tim Dixon

Tim Dixon

Tim Dixon is an English television presenter who rose to promise in 2003. Aged just 21, in 2005 he was described by Flextech as "The best young up-and-coming television presenting talent in the UK".-Education:...

 series 5). The show is about creating things out of household items and aimed at a child audience. The programme manager is Wendy Larkin.

The programmes is recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Kent, former home to TVS Television and countless quality children's programming.

There are different categories:

• Finger Tips Top Make: A major project, normally at the start of the show
• Food Finger Tips: Easy cooking and baking recipes
• Fizzics Finger Tips: Fun and experiments with science
• Fun Finger Tips: Self-made games
• Green Finger Tips: Tips and ideas for plants and gardens
• Cryptic Finger Tips: Making cryptographs
• Techno Finger Tips: Artworks made with the computer
• Little Finger Tips: Artworks made from everyday objects
• Makeover Finger Tips: Items made for making over odds and ends from around the home

Special challenge is the One-Minute-Make. In this game one of the presenters tries to make something with only a few things in less than 60 seconds.

Although the programme was de-commissioned in 2004 when ITV axed children's programming, it has been brought back to life for 2008 and a new series of 30 programmes were transmit from September to December 2008.

Finger Tips also is on Super RTL

Super RTL

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The show is broadcast in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Austria

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, Belgium

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, Canada

Canada

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, France

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, Germany

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, Greece

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, Hong Kong

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, Malaysia, New Zealand

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, Singapore

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, Switzerland

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, Taiwan

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, Thailand

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, Turkey

Turkey

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 and Vietnam

Vietnam

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Series guide

• Series 1: 13 x 17′ (September 3 2001- November 26 2001)
• Series 2: 20 x 15’ / 7 x 10’ / 3 x 5’ (September 2 2002- September 27 2002)
• Series 3: 20 x 15’ / 5 x 12’ (June 2 2003- June 27 2003)
• Series 4: 13 x 15’ / 7 x 5’ (June 10 2004- September 2 2004)
• Series 5: 30 x 15’ / 30 x 11’ (September 6 2008- December 14 2008)
• Series 6: 25 x 15' / 15 x 18' (March 13 2010- ?)