Des O’Driscoll looks through the highlights of what’s on the telly this week. 

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The top 50 books for children to read have been released, and Roald Dahl remains at number one.

It was a case of all-for-onesies and onesies-for-all at a national school yesterday.

Big Hero 6 is almost in cinemas here and we got the chance to sit down with one of its co-directors Don Hall for a chat.

Millions of wills including those of Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Alan Turing, and Beatrix Potter are now available online.

Millions of wills including those of Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill, Alan Turing, and Beatrix Potter are now available online.

THAILAND:

Dungarvan, Co Waterford €550,000

BACK in 1958, Britain was welcoming everyone, including Paddington Bear, a strange, confused stowaway from "darkest Peru" who had a compulsion for eating marmalade sandwiches.

The latest Disney title gives players the chance to explore the magical world of Castleton and mingle with some very famous inhabitants.

The parents of inspirational teenager Donal Walsh are determined to keep his memory alive by continuing to spread his message, which touched a chord not only in Ireland, but around the world.

Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took to the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual performance featuring Disney characters.

'Peep Show' star Robert Webb said today he was delighted that reading stories to his children is now also his job after signing up to front a new Disney TV show.

TERENCE MALICK’S return to the fray was one of the highlights of 2011’s film year.

THE Beckhams have added to their roll-call of exotically named children with latest addition Harper Seven.

The Beckhams have added to their roll-call of exotically named children with latest addition Harper Seven.

NO OFFENCE intended to that silly old bear Winnie the Pooh (G), but it’s a telling indictment of the week’s releases that an animated movie for a young audience is the most accomplished film of the week.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of two-year-old Aisling Symes in New Zealand today.

WINNING an Oscar marks the high point in a directorial career that has seen Danny Boyle go from low-budget movies to films of international acclaim.

Popular cartoon characters are being used to promote fatty, sugary, and salty foods to youngsters, a report out today warns.

Stores were gearing up for Harry Potter mania today as the first fans queued to get their hands on the book.

Affable children’s character Winnie the Pooh has found himself at the centre of a legal battle as a film company takes on Disney for ownership rights to the bear and his friends.

The US Supreme Court has refused to decide whether the granddaughter of AA Milne, the British creator of Winnie the Pooh, can regain control of the copyright for stories featuring the children’s book character.

DISNEY-LOVING children here may soon be swapping their Happy Meals for oranges and apples if they want to keep track of their favourite cartoon characters.

An American appeals court has denied an attempt by the granddaughter of Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne to revoke the merchandising rights from a third party.

PAUL Winchell, a ventriloquist, inventor and children’s TV show host best known for creating the lispy voice of Winnie the Pooh’s animated friend Tigger, has died. He was 82.

Sugababe Mutya Buena has given birth to a baby girl.

The rocker admits he has a huge collection of stuffed toys and two of them, Mani and Marietta, are so "special" to him he believes they have feelings.

THE lawyer defending a Disney World entertainer from charges of molestation earned his stripes yesterday.

I’VE met Royston Brady only once, briefly, before he became the poster-boy for failure. And I feel guilty as hell towards him.

With his blue hat and spotty scarf, he may not exactly encapsulate the French sense of style.

A judge has ended a legal fight against the Walt Disney Company that has stretched more than a decade over Winnie the Pooh merchandise royalties.

A judge has ended a legal fight against the Walt Disney Company that has stretched more than a decade over Winnie the Pooh merchandise royalties.

SOME of New York’s noise violation laws are going down like a lead balloon.

The holders of the North American rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters have hired celebrity lawyer Johnny Cochran to represent them in their 12-year legal fight with The Walt Disney Company.

KILKENNY fans in the Marble City have gone stone mad ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland senior hurling final against Cork.