Teletubbies creator is 'a bit sad' about the show's remake

Anne Wood, creator of the 1990s children's show Teletubbies, isn't thrilled the show is being remade.

"I'm a bit sad," Wood, 77, told Radio Times. "It comes down to the times we're in: People feel safer remaking hits of the past, rather than investing in something new."

Wood added that she won't be watching the new show, saying it "would be like seeing a child remade in somebody else's image."

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The original Teletubbies ran from 1997 to 2001 on the BBC. Wood sold the rights to the show in 2013 to help fund her new projects.