Every night, when his mum thinks he is asleep, young Jamie and his faithful sheepdog Wordsworth take a trip to the wonderful world of Cuckoo Land, using the power of Jamie's amazing magic torch.

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To nostalgia-ridden twentysomethings like the author of this fine page, Jamie and the Magic Torch ranks right up there with Bod and Fingermouse in the list of all-time greatest young children's series. Teletubbies? Nooooo! Tweenies? I think not. For pure multi-coloured, flavour-enhanced, flared pyjama-wearing shenanigans, Jamie's your man. OK, so the backgrounds were drawn with coloured pencils bought in an Everything's a Pound shop and the budget only stretched to five unique cels per episode. Yet despite their staggering cheapness, Jamie's nightly adventures had a genuinely surreal and whimsical quality that you rarely find in modern big-budget kiddies' shows. Plus, it had one of the best theme songs ever, beloved of students the length and breadth of Britain. All together now, Jay-MEH, Jay-MEH, no two nights are the same...

• First off, try TV Cream if you want to download an MP3 of the theme song. It's probably self-evident, but you need to click on "Themes" and then select the F-J category, OK?
  
• Your next port of call should probably be WATCHED IT!, for their great selection of screengrabs.
  
• There's a fun article about Jamie, including useful info on where to buy the videos, at 80s Nostalgia.